In Transition

Jul 3, 2013

1h 0m

★ 0.0

Payback's A Bitch, And She's Got Two Friends

Overview

Tawny Kim heads to a halfway house for female ex-inmates transitioning into mainstream life. Once there, Tawny encounters her old cellies, Concha and Farhonda, and reveals her intentions to acquire monies owed to them.

Genres

Comedy

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Cast

Tawny Kim

Margaret Cho

Concha Valenzuela

Selene Luna

Farhonda Jenkins

Yvette Saunders

Marla Stevens

Luenell

Mz. Cora

Jackie Beat

Bobby

John Paul Pitoc

Barry Schwartz

Stephen Spiegel

Marla's Assistant

Will Boddington

Tito Valenzuala

Mario Diaz

Lil Reina

Kymberli Ghee

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