Hurricane Streets

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Hurricane Streets
Directed by	Morgan J. Freeman
Produced by	Morgan J. Freeman Gill Holland Galt Niederhoffer
Written by	Morgan J. Freeman
Starring	Brendan Sexton III Isidra Vega
Music by	Theodore Shapiro
Cinematography	Enrique Chediak
Editing by	Sabine Hoffmann
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	February 13, 1998
Running time	86 min.
Country	USA
Language	English
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Hurricane Streets (aka Hurricane) is a 1997 American drama film about teens coming-of-age which was the debut feature film from writer-director Morgan J. Freeman (not to be confused with actor Morgan Freeman). The film won the Audience, Best Director, and Best Cinematography Awards at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival—the first film ever to win three awards at the festival. It was released by MGM and stars Brendan Sexton III and Edie Falco.

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Fourteen-year old Marcus (Sexton) is growing in a rough part of New York City, with a single widowed mother who is in prison for murder. He lives with his grandmother, whose work as a bartender gives Marcus lots of unsupervised time to hang out with other teens. The teens spend their time doing mischief and petty crimes such as stealing CDs and running shoes. Before long, the teens begin planning more serious crimes. Marcus' friend Melena (Isidra Vega), who also grew up in a rough, abusive home tries to steer Marcus away from the pathway to crime that he is embarking on.