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    American Me

    Poster of the movie American Me
    1992     Drama    
    USA
    2h 5min

    During his 18 years in Folsom Prison, Santana, a street-gang leader, rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana goes back to his old neighborhood, intending to lead a peaceful, crime-free life. But his old gang buddies force him back into his old habits. The omniprescene of the "Mexican Mafia" in the southwest is sufficient to make this film a daunting, demoralizing experience. Upon its release, American Me received a lot of press play due to the fact that Olmos shot his Folsom sequences on location, using actual prisoners as extras and bit players

    Directed byEdward James Olmos
    Written byFloyd Mutrux
    CompanyUniversal PicturesUniversal PicturesUniversal Pictures

    Starring

    Sal Lopez
    Vira Montes
    Edward James Olmos
    William Forsythe
    Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
    Jacob Vargas
    + MORE

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