Cheryl Freeman Giancarlo Esposito Jean-Claude La Marre José Zúñiga Luis Lantigua N'Bushe Wright Ron Brice Samuel L. Jackson Sean Nelson Yul Vazquez

brooklyn new york city chess childhood trauma death death of a child dog fighting drug dealer drug mule drug scene drug trafficking drugs gangland killing ghetto gun battle gun death loss of loved one new york city pitting ones enemy's against each other revenge rival gang street gang war on drugs witness to murder