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Pimp

2018 · 86 min

A gritty, street-level drama that grinds along with a heavy heart, offering tough tenderness amid hustling and hardship.

Directed by
Christine Crokos
Genres
Drama
Starring
Keke Palmer, Haley Ramm, Edi Gathegi
Tagline
All Girl. All Pimp.
Overview
An urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female pimp, named Wednesday, grows up learning the game from her dad. Once he's gone she's left to look out for her prostitute mother and girlfriend Nikki.

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Directed by
Christine Crokos
Genres
Drama
Starring
Keke Palmer, Haley Ramm, Edi Gathegi
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • love
  • crime
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Christine Crokos
Written by
Christine Crokos
Starring
Keke Palmer, Haley Ramm, Edi Gathegi, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Vanessa Morgan, DMX, Paige Searcy, Tarik Lowe
Cinematography
Rik Zang
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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