Notorious (2009)

128 min · Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film, hood film, musical film

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Directors

George Tillman Jr.

Cast

Jamal Woolard, Derek Luke, Dennis L.A. White, Marc John Jefferies, Ginger Kroll, Angela Bassett, Cyrus Farmer, David Costabile, Anthony Mackie, Antonique Smith, Naturi Naughton, Kevin Phillips, Julia Pace Mitchell

The story

In 1997, Biggie Smalls is shot and killed by a drive-by assailant. In the 1980s in Brooklyn, young Biggie sells crack with his friends D-Roc and Lil Cease. By 1990, Biggie's girlfriend Jan is pregnant, so he needs to make more money.

Catalogue themes and tags

1980s, 1990s, 1997, Accusal, Brooklyn, Crack, Drogenhändler, Drug Traffic, Drugs, Gefängnis, Gunfight, Hochzeit, Imprisonment, Los Angeles, Rap, Rap Battle, Rapper, Shootout

Genres

Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film, hood film, musical film

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