The three are deeply ingrained in a world that has become incredibly corrupt and dangerous, with kids using with weapons and dealing drugs in school and gun fights in the street happening on a nightly basis. Moritz Rechenberg’s I Am Gangster does not.įollowing a variety of different characters but ultimately focusing on three, I Am Gangster follows the life of a gang-banger (Abraham Bobadilla as Lito), an up-and-coming teen (Gilberto Ortiz as Rio), and a corrections officer (Rick Mancia as Sargent Flores) fighting to survive in a corrupt and drug-driven neighborhood. Hollywood makes the gang life thrilling, and even sometimes fun. Corruption is only present when it benefits the story and rarely shown in a realistic manner. Cops are often the bad guys and incapable of doing their job. Hollywood shows intense shootouts with gang members getting shot down as heroes in a blaze of glory.
The gang violence and corruption in certain areas, specifically outside of Los Angeles, is real and often overlooked or even glorified by the media. For more on our Tallgrass Coverage, check out our ProNerd Tour Page. I Am Gangster was covered as part of our Tallgrass Film Festival 13 (2015) coverage.
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