Bound by Honor

(1993)

★ 8.2 IMDb · 1,624 votes

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Year: 1993

Runtime: 190 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Taylor Hackford

Cast: Дэмиан Чапа, Jesse Borrego, Бенджамин Брэтт, Энрике Кастильо, Виктор Риверс, Делрой Линдо, Tom Towles, Carlos Carrasco, Teddy Wilson, Рэймонд Крус

Plot

Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on two Indigenous Latino American half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial (half-Indigenous Latino American and half-European American) 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.