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, Brandon Ruckdashel and Irma P. Hall and directed by

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. The film opened theatrically by

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in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, DC, Atlanta and was cited by the noted website FilmFresh.com as one of the top three African-American films of 2012. The film recently premiered on May 15, 2014 on cable channel BET as the "Movie of the Week."

Plot

Darrel (Riggs) is a supremely intelligent African-American man who rises from the tough streets of Philadelphia to the world of high finance on Wall Street. He soon learns the white-collar world is filled with as much crime as the drug-filled hood he left behind.

Cast

* Sean Riggs as Darrell Barnes *

as Curtis the Diabolical / FBI Agent * Irma P. Hall as Grandma Barnes, Darrell's grandmother *

as Craig * Brandon Ruckdashel as Marty Levine * Munir R. Kreidie as Obul Metha *

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as Andre "Dre" Newell * Mari White as Jennifer *

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as Mrs. Davis, Darrell's teacher *

as Balu * Elizabeth Marie Camacho as Julissa, Sexy Flight Attendant *

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as News Reporter

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* 2012 films American drama films Films set in the 2010s 2012 drama films American independent films 2010s hood films Films about race and ethnicity Films set in Philadelphia 2012 independent films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films English-language drama films English-language independent films English-language crime films {{2010s-US-film-stub

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