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Strapped

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Teen Diquan Mitchell (Bokeem Woodbine) is a former criminal who's trying to go straight and stay off the streets of Brooklyn. When his girlfriend, Latisha (Kia Joy Goodwin), gets busted for selling drugs to benefit their soon-to-be-born son, Diquan is desperate to get the future mother of his child out of trouble. He manages to make a deal with undercover officer Matthew McRae (Michael Biehn), and must risk his life as an informant in order to save Latisha from a lengthy imprisonment.

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Howard Rosenberg Los Angeles Times Jan 24, 2018
It stands tall as an example of HBO's commitment to drama as a mirror of society in a summer when theatrical movies have fled into fantasy. Go to Full Review Walter Goodman New York Times Dec 11, 2017
... a fairly simple moral tale, despite plot complications drawn from local headlines. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Nov 23, 2013 Goofy but kind of entertaining. See more Apr 30, 2013 wasn't expecting that ending at all. Decent. See more Nov 25, 2012 Must c movie it is all dat and sum See more Nov 26, 2011 Like this film. Classic. It's about bootlegging guns on the street & friends turning against each other. See more Jul 20, 2011 The gun salesman in Strapped is from NOES 3: Dream Warriors, it's almost bizarre to see him selling guns to kids and not telling them to use their dream powers as some free side advice. See more Oct 12, 2010 snitches get stitches!!!! See more Read all reviews
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Forest Whitaker

Director

Bokeem Woodbine

Diquan Mitchell

Kia Goodwin

Latisha Jordan

Michael Biehn

Matthew McRae

Fredro Starr

Bamboo

Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins

Lay Lay
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Synopsis Teen Diquan Mitchell (Bokeem Woodbine) is a former criminal who's trying to go straight and stay off the streets of Brooklyn. When his girlfriend, Latisha (Kia Joy Goodwin), gets busted for selling drugs to benefit their soon-to-be-born son, Diquan is desperate to get the future mother of his child out of trouble. He manages to make a deal with undercover officer Matthew McRae (Michael Biehn), and must risk his life as an informant in order to save Latisha from a lengthy imprisonment.
Director
Forest Whitaker
Production Co
Home Box Office (HBO)
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 30, 2005
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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