Die Strassen Harlems (2002)

Die Strassen Harlems: Directed by Charles Stone III. With Wood Harris, Mekhi Phifer, Kevin Carroll, Esai Morales. A young man from Harlem, forced to cope with the 1980s drug scene, builds an illegal empire, only to have a crisis of conscience.

“I was scanning through the channels one night and stopped on this film. Man, was I glad. Itu0026#39;s nice to see the filmmakers trust the audience and their film by not cluttering up scenes with music. The silence was golden. Great direction, great acting and great music! I could tell this was based on a true story. It was so edgy and gritty it could not have been made up. The hardest part of making a true story work is keeping it real, they did that. I recognized all the actors, some one needs to hire Camu0026#39;ron he was great. I donu0026#39;t think you can compare this with New Jack City, I liked New Jack City but it was allot softer the Paid In Full. I could feel the tension in some of the scenes, it was powerful. I might buy this one.”