A privileged teenager's reckless immersion into gang culture triggers trauma, legal consequences, and an ambiguous violent climax.
A wealthy Los Angeles teen and her superficial friends wants to break out of suburbia and experience Southern California's "gangsta" lifestyle. But problems arise when the preppies get in over their heads and provoke the wrath of a violent Latino gang. Suddenly, their role-playing seems a little too real.
Barbara Kopple
Rating: 5.3/10 (358 votes)