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HEROIN KING OF BALTIMORE: THE RISE AND FALL OF MELVIN WILLIAMS
"Money… injustice… redemption"
20130h 58m
Directed by Derick Thomas
Spoiler-Free
Baltimore City officials asked drug kingpin Melvin Williams to stop the riots happened following Martin Luther King's assassination. After helping the authorities out, Williams was then labeled a threat, framed and incarcerated by a hypocritical society.
Cast
DJ Fontane
Melvin Williams
DeAndre Wilton
Young Melvin
Jacqueline Sanders
Melvin's Mother
David Cooperman
District Attorney
Derick Thomas
Attorney
David Simon
Himself
Melvin Williams
Himself
Derick Thomas
Narrator (voice)
Movie Vibe
Suspense5
Emotion5
Complexity6.3
Humor5.8
Realism10
Action5.4
Darkness5
Who would enjoy this
Recommended for
- ✓people who enjoy learning through film
May not appeal to
- –those seeking nonstop action
- –those looking for narrative fiction
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