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Locks

2009

0h 6m

7.4(11 votes)

Drama

Overview

A young man in Oakland, California, wakes with a heavy heart and decides to take a walk through the neighborhood to the local barbershop.

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University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts

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Cast & Crew

15 members

Acting

Turen Robinson

Dante

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Nia Warren

Afia

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Kiev Harris

Suspect

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Brendan Slevin

Suspect

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Robert George Nelson

Police Officer

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Trestin George

Dante's Friend

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Andre Taylor

Dante's Friend

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Aman Sebahtu

Dante's Friend

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DeAndre Sullivan

Dante's Friend

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Larry Gray

Dante's Friend

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Darnell Byrd

Dante's Friend

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Andrew Lamond

Dante's Friend

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Ronald Mills

Young Dante

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Jalyn Robinson

Young Afia

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Frank Otis

The Barber

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