Boulevard Nights

Boulevard Nights

1979 · 102 min · EN · R · 7.2 (43 votes)
Dir. Michael Pressman · Starring Richard Yniguez, Danny De La Paz, Marta DuBois, James Victor, Betty Carvalho, Carmen Zapata · Music Lalo Schifrin

Everything happens on the boulevard - and the boulevard happens at night.

Drama

A focus on life in a gang, Boulevard Nights portrays the dangers of street violence. Richard Yniguez plays a young Chicano who tries to get out of the gang, but he keeps finding himself drawn back into it.

VIBE

This film feels like a raw, unflinching look at the pressures of street life. It's a tense, melancholic dive into loyalty and the struggle to escape a cycle of violence, set against a gritty urban backdrop.

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