
Knock on Any Door(1949)
An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.


“How far would you go for a friend?”
Bernice and Fontayne grew up so tight they could ‘go for sisters’. After twenty years apart, they are reunited when Bernice is assigned to be Fontayne’s parole officer — just when she needs help on the wrong side of the law.

LisaGay Hamilton
Bernice

Yolonda Ross
Fontayne

Edward James Olmos
Freddy Suárez

Hilary Barraford
Cindy

Mahershala Ali
Dez

Harold Perrineau
Wiley
Michael Piznarski
Vic

Mary Portser
Margie

Don Harvey
Detective Mueller

Brent Jennings
Dixon
Go for Sisters is a crime, drama film released in 2013. Directed by John Sayles, it stars LisaGay Hamilton, Yolonda Ross, Edward James Olmos. Bernice and Fontayne grew up so tight they could ‘go for sisters’. After twenty years apart, they are reunited when Bernice is assigned to be Fontayne’s parole officer — just when she needs help on the wrong side of the law.
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