The Honest Struggle

The Honest Struggle (2017)

March 4th, 20170h 54min

Documentary
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After over 25 years of incarceration, a Muslim convert re-enters society in the Southside of Chicago to face the same streets that ruined his life. The film is a raw portrait of a man struggling with his past as a gang chief while trying to survive an honest life and redefine himself in a world in which he feels no belonging.


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