Three friends growing up in South Central Los Angeles navigate a neighborhood plagued by violence, unemployment, and crime, each responding differently to the harsh realities of street life. As tragedy strikes close to home, their friendship, choices, and hopes for a better future are put to the ultimate test.

• Columbia Pictures
• Cuba Gooding Jr.
• Laurence Fishburne
• Ice Cube
• Morris Chestnut
• Angela Bassett
• Nia Long
• Tyra Ferrell
• Regina King