Straight Outta Oakland
Apr 04 2014
•2h 56m
•Drama
Four boys, now men, still live in their neighborhood. The community has transformed and what remains is the "hood." Each man negotiates his way through the day surviving the hood and each one has a plan to be set free.
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Keisha
Keith Carlisle
Buck
David Cavallero
Detective Frost
Karen Cox
Trina
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