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The Make
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The Make

1993-04-17 · 16 min · Not rated

Drama · Crime

A White New York pickpocket meets a trusting Black woman on her way through the city, and for the first time in his career, faces a moral dilemma.

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Directors
Stephen James
Production companies
Columbia University School of the Arts
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Elleen HannahElleen HannahJanet

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