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Dirty

Dirty

Violence Is A Language People Understand

20055.31h 37m

Overview

Two gangbangers turned cops try and cover up a scandal within the LAPD.

Directed by Chris Fisher
Written by Gil Reavill, Chris Fisher, Eric Saks
Produced by Ash R. Shah, David Hillary, Timothy Wayne Peternel
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0M0

Top Cast

Clifton Collins Jr.

Clifton Collins Jr.

Officer Armando Sancho

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Salim Adel

Keith David

Keith David

Captain Spain

Cole Hauser

Cole Hauser

Lieutenant

Wood Harris

Wood Harris

Brax

Aimee Garcia

Aimee Garcia

Rita

Gates McFadden

Gates McFadden

Wife

Nicholas Gonzalez

Nicholas Gonzalez

Officer Rodriguez

Cesar Garcia

Cesar Garcia

Gangster #3

Brittany Daniel

Brittany Daniel

Tatiana

Themes & Keywords

street gangstreet warinternal affairslos angeles, californiaguilt

About Dirty

Dirty is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 2005 exploring themes of street gang, street war, internal affairs, los angeles, california, guilt. Directed by Chris Fisher, it stars Clifton Collins Jr., Cuba Gooding Jr., Keith David. Two gangbangers turned cops try and cover up a scandal within the LAPD.

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