"Violence Is A Language People Understand"
Two gangbangers turned cops try and cover up a scandal within the LAPD.
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The people behind it
Clifton Collins Jr.
Officer Armando Sancho
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Salim Adel
Keith David
Captain Spain
Cole Hauser
Lieutenant
Wood Harris
Brax
Aimee Garcia
Rita
Gates McFadden
Wife
Nicholas Gonzalez
Officer Rodriguez
Cesar Garcia
Gangster #3
Brittany Daniel
Tatiana
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