Up Against the Wall
Up Against the Wall ★★ 1991 (PG-13)
A black kid from the Chicago projects attends school in the affluent suburbs, but there too he must resist temptation, crime and violence. A well-intentioned but didactic cautionary drama, adapted from the book by African-American author/commentator Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu. 103m/C VHS . Marla Gibbs, Stoney Jackson, Catero Colbert, Ron O'Neal, Salli Richardson; D: Ron O'Neal.
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