Life of Crime 2

Dec 15, 1998

1h 59m

★ 7.0

Overview

This follow-up to the 1989 documentary ONE YEAR IN A LIFE OF CRIME revisits three of the original subjects in New Jersey during a five-year period in the 1990s. We share in their triumphs and setbacks as they navigate lives of poverty, drug abuse, AIDS, and petty crime.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

HBO

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Cast

Self

Robert Steffey

Self

Freddie Rodriguez

Self

Deliris Vasquez

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6.2

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6.9

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5.6

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6.2

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6.7

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6.8

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5.8

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7.0

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6.4

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4.7

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0.0

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