Clockers

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The Resource Clockers

Statement of responsibility: Universal Pictures presents a 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks production ; a Spike Lee joint ; executive producers, Rosalie Swedlin, Monty Ross ; screenplay by Richard Price and Spike Lee ; produced by Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, Jon Kilik ; directed by Spike Lee

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Summary: Two brothers grow up together in the same Brooklyn housing projects, but they are as opposite as good and evil. Victor Dunham has a family, works two jobs and leads a respectable life. His 19-year-old brother, Strike, hangs out with his friends on a bench and sells crack cocaine. Strike agrees to kill a rival dealer as a favor to Rodney, the neighborhood drug kingpin, but when the man is murdered, it is Victor who confesses. Detective Rocco Kleine won't buy Victor's confession, and begins to attempt to break down the stories of both brothers in order to save Victor

Credits note: Costume designer, Ruth Carter ; production designer, Andrew McAlpine ; original music, Terence Blanchard ; editor, Sam Pollard ; director of photography, Malik Hassan Sayeed

Language note: In English or French; includes Spanish subtitled version and English captioned version

PerformerNote: Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo, Mekhi Phifer, Isaiah Washington, Keith David, Pee Wee Love, Regina Taylor, Tom Byrd, Sticky Fingaz, Fredro, E.O. Nolasco, Lawrence B. Adisa, Hassan Johnson, Frances Foster, Michael Imperioli, Lisa Arrindell Anderson, Paul Calderon, Brendan Kelly, Mike Starr

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