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Bound by Honor (1993)

Name: Bound by Honor
Director: Taylor Hackford
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1993-02-05
Duration: 190 min
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Damian Chapa, Jesse Borrego, Benjamin Bratt, Enrique Castillo, Victor Rivers

An epic story of three brothers. Bound by blood. Divided by fate. Driven by destiny.

190 min · United States of America · Dir. Taylor Hackford

Crime Drama Thriller 1993 movies

Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on two Indigenous Latino American half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial (half-Indigenous Latino American and half-European American) cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.