Bound by Honor
MovieTitle | Bound by Honor |
User score | 8.1 |
Release date | Feb 5, 1993 |
Genre | Crime, Action, Drama, Thriller |
Director | Taylor Hackford |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Hollywood Pictures |
Budget | $35,000,000 |
Revenue | $4,500,000 |
Run time | 180 min. |
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.