Both Sides of the Law
1999-01-01 · 80 min · ★ 10.0
Two former friends become enemies when one is secretly turning in criminals and the other is the head of a youth gang.
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- Directors
- Bruce Neibaur
- Production companies
- CINAR
- Countries
- Canada
- Status
- Released
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Mpho KoahoPete Anderson
Ricky MabeJake
Anthony SherwoodReverend
Brittany DrisdelleBernadette
Stephanie BiddleCarla Anderson
Charles Biddle Sr.Grandpa Anderson
Benz AntoineAdam Anderson
Tim PostJohnson
Donald BurdaMr. BusinessTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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