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Liberty Kid |
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Two young friends struggle to survive and grapple with maturity after
losing their jobs at the Statue of Liberty following 9/11. Dominican-born
Derrick has dreams of going to college and escaping the ghetto at last.
But he is held back by low-wage jobs, child support payments and the
detours and dramas of street life. Hot-headed Tico is Derrick's best
friend and worst adversary, leading a life of low-grade hustling schemes
(selling drugs to white hipsters, orchestrating fraudulent car accidents
for insurance money) and endless skirt-chasing. When Derrick has an opportunity to join the army right before the US invasion of Iraq, his and Tico's lives - and futures - will clash as never before. |
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| Director: | Ilya Chaiken |
| Writer: | Ilya Chaiken |
| Producers: | Larry Fessenden |
| Roger E. Kass | |
| Mike S. Ryan | |
| Cast: | Joe Bataan |
| Johnny Rivera | |
| Kareem Savinon | |
| Al Thompson | |
| Fly Williams | |
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