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Apr 20, 2018 | IMDB 5.9

113 min Watch Now

Drama

Louis Menkins is five weeks away from being released after 26 years in prison. He is faced with the decision to put his own release at risk in order to protect a young man named Beecher from growing gang controversies.

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Jeffrey Wright, Theothus Carter, William Fichtner, Boyd Holbrook, Mare Winningham, David Patrick Kelly, Yul Vazquez, Bahni Turpin, Ryan Cutrona, Ato Essandoh

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