South Central

Steve Anderson’s debut feature tells the story of LA gang man Bobby who comes out of prison only to find the new gang leader has turned it into a drugs-dealing operation and his woman Carole is turning tricks for her habit and neglecting the son born while he was inside. Pressured into committing a murder for the gang, he is caught and sent down again but this time, there is a chance of redemption and possible salvation when he once again regains his freedom., An ex-con who has just been released from prison learns that his 10-year-old son belongs to a street gang. The father looks to change the trajectory of his child’s life., An ex-con who has just been released from prison learns that his 10-year-old son belongs to a street gang in this compelling drama. The father looks to prevent his child from following the same path that led him to prison., (1992) Steve Anderson’s debut feature tells the story of LA gang member Bobby (Glenn Plummer), who comes out of prison only to find the new boss (Byron Minns) has turned the gang into a drug-dealing operation. Bobby’s woman, Carole (Larita Shelby), is also now turning tricks to feed her habit and is neglecting his son, who was born while he was inside. Pressured into committing a murder for the gang, Bobby is caught and sent down again; but this time, there is a chance of redemption and possible salvation when he once again regains his freedom. M,W,R,S., Glenn Plummer delivers a powerful performance in this angry film based on Crips, a novel written by South Central Los Angeles high school teacher Donald Baker, and directed by Steve Anderson, who served time in prison. Plummer plays Bobby, a young black man trapped in a self-perpetuating cycle of hatred, incarceration, and bloodshed. On his first day out of prison, he comes back to the streets of South Central LA and the only family he knows –the gang. He finds that his best friend Ray-Ray (Byron Keith Minns) is now the leader of the Deuces. Ray-Ray, with plenty of sweet talk, easily talks Bobby into committing a murder, killing a rival gang leader. But before the killing Bobby finds that his girlfriend Carole (LaRita Shelby) has given birth to his son. He also sees that she is becoming too dependent on her drug supply. After the killing, Bobby is hauled back into jail for a ten-year stretch. In jail, Bobby undergoes a transformation. Introduced to the Muslim community and mentored by an older convict named Ali (Carl Lumbly), Bobby begins to read W.E.B. Du Bois and Martin Luther King. He learns about self-respect and how gangs use people like him. When he is once again released from prison, Bobby is a new man. But South Central has gone from bad to worse. Carole, now completely addicted to cocaine, works as a hooker to support her habit. He also discovers that Ray-Ray has recruited his 10-year-old son Jimmie (Christian Coleman) as a junior gang member, stealing car stereos. Jimmie looks upon Ray-Ray as a role model and Bobbie must find a way to save his child from the violent and doomed future of a gang member., An ex-con who has just been released from prison learns that his 10-year-old son belongs to a street gang. The boy’s father looks to change the trajectory of his child’s life.