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Chi-Town(2018)
Status: Released
Date: 2018-03-11
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3 Votes
Time: 1h 22m
Overview:
An underdog basketball player from Chicago goes on a meteoric rise to become one of the best college point guards in the nation. But while he pursues dreams of the NBA, his success contrasts with the effects of gun violence on his friends back home.
Languages: English.
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An underdog basketball player from Chicago goes on a meteoric rise to become one of the best college point guards in the nation. But while he pursues dreams of the NBA, his success contrasts with the effects of gun violence on his friends back home.
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2018-03-11
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