Summary This film tells two interwoven stories of two single-parent families in a poor, racially-mixed neighborhood in Brooklyn. The first story is about a young black man (with aspirations of getting away from his friends who are involved in drugs) who falls in love with a latino girl (who is heading off to college on a full scholarship). The second is about their parents, (she works in the neighborhood liquor store; he works for the phone company). The story takes place against the backdrop of a winning lottery ticket worth $27 million being sold to someone in the neighborhood from the liquor store. View more details
Directed : John Rubino
Written : John Rubino
Stars : Lawrence Gilliard Jr. Wendell Holmes Barbara Gonzalez Suzanne Costollos
Genres : Drama
Release date : Apr 18, 1996
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : New York City, New York, USA
Production companies : In Pictures Lotto Land Productions Romance
Summary This film tells two interwoven stories of two single-parent families in a poor, racially-mixed neighborhood in Brooklyn. The first story is about a young black man (with aspirations of getting away from his friends who are involved in drugs) who falls in love with a latino girl (who is heading off to college on a full scholarship). The second is about their parents, (she works in the neighborhood liquor store; he works for the phone company). The story takes place against the backdrop of a winning lottery ticket worth $27 million being sold to someone in the neighborhood from the liquor store. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Apr 18, 1996
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : New York City, New York, USA
Production companies : In Pictures Lotto Land Productions Romance
