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Doing Hard Time

2004 · 100 min

A grim, single-minded descent into prison brutality, watching a grieving father trade his humanity for vengeance in a tense, joyless world.

Directed by
Preston A. Whitmore II
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Starring
Boris Kodjoe, Michael Kenneth Williams, Sticky Fingaz
Overview
A father's eight year old son is murdered in a gangland shooting. The father gets himself thrown into prison to avenge his son's death.

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Directed by
Preston A. Whitmore II
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Starring
Boris Kodjoe, Michael Kenneth Williams, Sticky Fingaz
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • grief
  • justice
  • violence
  • crime
Places
  • prison
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
action, crime, drama
Directed by
Preston A. Whitmore II
Written by
Preston A. Whitmore II
Starring
Boris Kodjoe, Michael Kenneth Williams, Sticky Fingaz, Giancarlo Esposito, Steven Bauer, Emilio Rivera, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Jazsmin Lewis
Music
Robert Duncan
Cinematography
Patrice Lucien Cochet
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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