Belly (1998) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Belly
Year
1998
Running time
96 min.
Country
United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Co-production United States-Jamaica;
Genre
Synopsis
A stylish urban drama about two childhood friends who stand on opposite sides of the law. Tommy Brown and his friend Sincere are gangsters who have learned how to make a good living by dealing drugs and pulling armed robberies. Tommy and Sincere have been able to move out of the ghetto in Queens where they were raised and relocate to an upscale section of Manhattan; they would seem to have it made, but both realize that their lives are headed toward a dead end. Sincere begins getting in touch with his African roots and tries to convince his girlfriend Tionne that they should emigrate to the Motherland, while Tommy has a religious awakening and joins the Nation of Islam.
Awards
1998: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Best Cinematography
Critics' reviews
- "The medium overwhelms the message, but music video director Hype Williams' feature debut still has far more on its mind than it first lets on."
- "Belly gets inside the gangsta culture with a wired authenticity"
- "Despite its admonitory tone, Belly spends so much time caressing images of material wealth, female exploitation, drugs and murder that one has to worry about its effect on youngsters"
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