South Central

South Central

1992 · 99 min · EN · R · 6.7 (108 votes)
Dir. Stephen Milburn Anderson · Starring Glenn Plummer, Byron Minns, Lexie Bigham, Vincent Craig Dupree, LaRita Shelby, Carl Lumbly · Music Tim Truman

“A child's chance to escape anger and injustice begins with one man... His father.”

CrimeDrama

During a 10-year sentence for murdering the leader of a rival South Central Los Angeles gang, Bobby Johnson finds religion and rehabilitation with the help of Muslim inmate Ali. Upon his release, Bobby returns home to find that his young son, Jimmie, has joined the Deuces, his old crew. Tensions rise as Bobby struggles to convince Jimmie to leave the gang that was his only family during the painful years his absent father spent behind bars.

VIBE

A raw, unflinching look at life in South Central L.A. It's a tough, character-driven drama that feels incredibly real, exploring the heavy weight of choices and the struggle for a better future amidst pervasive gang culture.

grittyintensesomberrealisticsteadyurban dramasocial realismcharacter-drivenfatherhoodgang violenceredemptioncycle of violence
prisonbased on novel or booknazigungang wararresthoodlos angeles, californiafather son reunionabuse1980s1990sfather son relationshipindependent film