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Slam(1998)
Status: Released
Date: 1998-10-07
69%
26 Votes
Time: 1h 44m
Words make sense of a world that won't.
Overview:
Raymond Joshua, a young black performance poet, is arrested and imprisoned for a petty marijuana charge in a Washington, D.C. jail. Although the confining prison walls do little to shield him from danger, it is within those walls that Raymond establishes his identity, strength, and voice and meets a prison gang leader and a prison writing teacher, Lauren Bell. Bell inspires Raymond to use the power of creative expression to free himself from the struggles and demise of the Black male as another victim of the judicial system.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Off Line Entertainment Group
Movie: Slam
Top 10 Billed Cast
Saul Williams
Ray Joshua
Sonja Sohn
Lauren Bell
Beau Sia
Jimmy Huang
Video Trailer Slam
Video: Official Re-Release Trailer
Official Re-Release Trailer
Meet the Artist 2023: Marc Levin on “SLAM”
All 2 videos
Official Re-Release Trailer - Trailer
Meet the Artist 2023: Marc Levin on “SLAM” - Featurette
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