Cut Throat City
Cut Throat City is a 2020 American heist film directed by RZA from a screenplay by Paul Cuschieri. The film stars Shameik Moore, T.I., Demetrius Shipp Jr., Kat Graham, Wesley Snipes, Terrence Howard, Eiza González and Ethan Hawke.
Plot
In 2005 New Orleans, four friends; Blink, Miracle, Andre, and Junior prepare for Blink's wedding to Demyra. Hurricane Katrina soon decimates the city. Some time later, Blink, an aspiring artist who is working on a graphic novel he calls "Cut Throat City", is denied a chance to publish his work and becomes disgruntled. Residing in the crime stricken Lower Ninth Ward, he and his friends struggle with poverty. Blink and Demyra apply for FEMA aid and are denied. Blink suggests he and his friends meet with Demyra's cousin, Lorenzo Bass, a local drug lord.
More details
author | Paul Cuschieri |
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contentLocation | New Orleans |
director | RZA |
editor | Chris Berkenkamp Joe D'Augustine |
genre | crime drama |
keywords | alderman aspiring artist build casino change of heart clothe crime lord detective dog attack dog whistle drug lord end ending credits fema graphic novel hermit hospice hurricane katrina kill learn life of crime lower ninth ward new orleans police department news report publish reverend rottweiler saint second chance security security guard strip club wed |
musicBy | Dhani Harrison |
producer | Elliott Michael Smith Kyle Tekiela Michael Mendelsohn Sean Lydiard William Clevinger |
publisher | Well Go USA Entertainment |
theme | heist hood police |