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Mood:
- BleakEmotionalRough
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Plot:
- Juvenile DelinquencyDrug DealingGoing StraightRehabilitationParents and ChildrenSiblings RelationsAddictionAlcohol Abuse more...
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Genres:
- DramaMini SeriesCrime
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Time/Period:
- 90s
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Place:
- UrbanUrban Ghetto
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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The Corner, 2000
English
USA
Profile of The Corner
The Corner can be described as bleak, emotional, and rough. The plot revolves around rehabilitation, alcohol abuse, and going straight. The main genres are drama and crime. In terms of style, The Corner is a mini-series. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in an urban environment. The Corner takes place in the 1990s. It is based on a book.
Summary of The Corner
One year following one family from their ghetto apartment to their interaction with a community plagued with narcotics trade and violence is at the heart of this HBO miniseries. Sean Nelson (FRESH) stars as a teenage boy who struggles to fight off street life pressures. His parents (played by Khandi Alexander and T.K. Carter) are of little help, as they work hard to bring a steady income and a sense of normalcy, but coninually fail. This brutal street portrayal won numerous Emmys including Outstanding Miniseries and Outstanding Direction for Charles S. Dutton.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 16 April 2000 |
| Runtime: | 376 min |
| Seasons: | 1 |
Cast and Crew
as Gary McCullough 6 episodes, 2000
as Denise Francine 'Fran' Boyd 6 episodes, 2000
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