Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2008)

Directed by

Stacy Peralta

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at how the Crips and Bloods gangs started in Los Angeles. It focuses on the social and economic reasons that led young Black people to join these gangs. The film also questions how politicians and police have dealt with gang violence.

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What happens

Crips and Bloods: Made in America is a 2008 documentary by Stacy Peralta that examines the rise of the Crips and Bloods, prominent gangs in America who have been at war with each other. The documentary focuses on the external factors that caused African-American youth to turn to gangs and questions the political and law enforcement response to the rise of gang culture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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