Slam

R 7
1998 1 hr 40 min Drama

Raymond Joshua, a young black performance poet, is arrested and imprisoned for a petty marijuana charge in a Washington, D.C. jail. Although the confining prison walls do little to shield him from danger, it is within those walls that Raymond establishes his identity, strength, and voice and meets a prison gang leader and a prison writing teacher, Lauren Bell. Bell inspires Raymond to use the power of creative expression to free himself from the struggles and demise of the Black male as another victim of the judicial system.

  • Cast:
    Saul Williams , Sonja Sohn , Beau Sia

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Reviews

NekoHomey
1998/10/07

Purely Joyful Movie!

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Inclubabu
1998/10/08

Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

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Helloturia
1998/10/09

I have absolutely never seen anything like this movie before. You have to see this movie.

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Ricardo Daly
1998/10/10

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

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