Paid in Full (2002)

Regisseur:

Charles Stone III

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Azie Faison Jr. (earlier screenplay) &
Austin Phillips (earlier screenplay) ...

Premierendatum:

25. Oktober 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Action | Krimi

Werbezeile:

The American Dream... Their way.

Plot:

A young man from Harlem, forced to cope with the 1980s drug scene, builds an illegal empire, only to have a crisis of conscience.

Plot Keywords:

Gang | True Story | African American | Convicted Felon | Drug Dealer

Filmpreise:

1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

The Rise and Fall of a Powerful Drug Dealer

Besetzung

Wood Harris	...	Ace
Mekhi Phifer	...	Mitch
Kevin Carroll	...	Calvin
Esai Morales	...	Lulu
Chi McBride	...	Pip
Cam'ron	...	Rico
Remo Greene	...	Sonny
Cynthia Martells	...	Dora
Elise Neal	...	Aunt June
Regina Hall	...	Kiesha
Joyce Walker	...	Janet Woods (as Joyce Walker Joseph)
Ron C. Jones	...	Ice (as Ron Cephas Jones)
Nelson Tynes	...	Wedge
Karen Andrew	...	Cakes
Pedro Salvín	...	Columbian Man #1 (as Pedro Salvin)

Alternativ:

Strassen Harlems, Die (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, pervasive language, some strong sexuality and drug content.

Länge:

97 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | UK:18 | USA:R

Drehorte:

New York City, New York, USA

Firma:

Dimension Films

Dies und das:

Based on the true story of Azie Faison Jr., Alberto Martinez and Richard Porter. The trio controlled much of the drug trade in New York City in the 1980's.

Dialogzitate:

Rico: Hey Ace, pull your skirt down B, dudes get shot everyday.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in The 2003 IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Paid in Full

The Rise and Fall of a Powerful Drug Dealer

In the 80's, in Harlem, the simple Afro-American worker of a laundry, Ace (Wood Harris), is seduced by the easy money of his friend Mitch (Mekhi Phifer) and when Mitch is arrested, he becomes a drug lord. Later, her joins Mitch and his new-friend Rico (Cam'ron) as his right arms, ruling the neighborhood. His kingdom is destroyed one year later, after successive betrayals.

Based on a true story, I found the first part of "Paid in Full", showing the powerful and wealthy drug dealers' lifestyle, an apology to crime. However, the strong plot point really destroys this image, and shows how short are the empire and power of these nasty criminals. Most of their friends and women are bought by their money, and in the end they are only a part in the wheels of crime. Here in Brazil, we have the same situation in the slums: one day, a drug lord dies, on the next day there is another one in his spot. The cast has great performances and the direction of Charles Stone III is amazingly real. "Paid in Full" is highly recommended for fans of films of gangs. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Ouro Branco" ("White Gold")