80 Blocks from Tiffany's
★ 6.5 · 1980 · 67m · Documentary · Crime
This 1979 documentary depicts the daily life of gangs in the South Bronx. It deals primarily with two African American and Puerto Rican gangs known as the "Savage Skulls" and the "Savage Nomads".
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