12 Aug 1998
Megacities
Megacities is a documentary about the slums of five different metropolitan cities.
Life of Crime 2
This follow-up to the 1989 documentary ONE YEAR IN A LIFE OF CRIME revisits three of the original subjects in New Jersey during a five-year period in the 1990s. We share in their triumphs and setbacks as they navigate lives of poverty, drug abuse, AIDS, and petty crime.
Top Billed Cast
Robert Steffey Self
Freddie Rodriguez Self
Deliris Vasquez Self
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