Doing Hard Time (2004)

In the chilling underbelly of a botched drug trade, seven-year-old Chase Mitchell meets an untimely end, caught in a fatal crossfire between two hardened criminals - Curtis "Durty Curt From Detroit" Craig and Raymond "Razor" Carver. The ambiguity of the trigger-puller's identity and their mutual silence plunges the case into a legal quagmire, leading to a conviction merely for drug possession - a meager two-year sentence. This feeble justice leaves Chase's father, Michael Mitchell, a man already scarred by the loss of his wife to cancer, grappling with the unsolved murder of his only child. Fueled by a relentless thirst for retribution, Michael meticulously orchestrates his own descent into criminality, a brutal act designed to land him in the same penal institution as Durty Curt and Razor. As he navigates the prison's grim hierarchy, Durty Curt is embroiled in a dangerous rivalry with Razor, now an ally to the notorious prison overlord, Eddie Mathematic. As the storm of an imminent showdown brews, a diverse ensemble of characters emerge from the prison's shadowy corners. From the stern prison guard, Capt. Pierce, the wily gay bookie, Clever, to Michael's unlettered cellmate, Smalls, allegiances are formed and bets are placed on the outcome. This intricate web of vengeance, rivalry and survival sets the stage for a gripping saga of justice and retribution.

Doing Hard Time is an action movie featuring Boris Kodjoe and directed by Preston A. Whitmore II.

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