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Life of Crime: 1984-2020

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Producing House

An intimate documentary that looks at the vicious cycles of drug addiction and street crime in one of the roughest parts of New Jersey.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2021-09-06

Runtime: 121 mins

Director: Jon Alpert

Spoken language: English, Português, Español

Genres: Documentary, Drama

Original title: Life of Crime: 1984-2020

Production Companies: Downtown Community Television Center

Production Countries: United States of America

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