Elder Jah tells us in narration that mothers and grandmothers hold most families together in his neighborhood. Now, compare this scene to the one in Spike Lee’s “ Clockers” where the same actress puts Jah’s notion into action by fiercely protecting her ward at any cost. It’s a good film, but its mistake is its selective empathy—it asks you to feel for its doomed main character yet makes no such requirement for anyone else damaged in his path.

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Back to top All images, movie posters and stills are copyrighted by their respective copyright holders, producers and/or distributors. His latest is about a young rapper from Oakland who struggles to deal with the repercussions of his actions. As soft-spoken Jahkor Abraham Lincoln (Ashton Sanders) struggles to keep his dream of rapping alive amidst a gang war in Oakland, CA, his ill-fated life and real-world responsibilities drive him further and further across the line of right and wrong with tragic consequences. As Jahkor resists his father and then begins to make a tentative connection, Sanders and Wright let us feel the weight of generations — and All Day and a Night, which began in a blast of gunfire, ends as a sad but touching lament.They are the most “together” characters in the movie, as blasé about their business dealings as they were cunning. Jahkor also ended up offering his services to gangster named Big Stunna ( Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), while also having a relationship with a woman named Shantaye (Shakira Ja’nai Paye) with whom he ends up having a son named Zion. This is NOT mounted or matted in any way and does not include anything other than the one sided image (media like vinyl, CDs, or tapes are NOT included). This superb Movie Poster is ready for hanging or framing and you will enjoy viewing this Movie Poster on your walls for many years to come.