Release date:
October 26, 2007
Genre: Documentary
Directed by Marc Levin
Produced by Mary-Jane Robinson, Alex Gibney, Jason Kliot
Starring: Nicky Barnes
Music by Hi-Tek
Cinematography Henry Adebanejo
Editing by Emir Lewis, Daniel Praid
Distributed by Magnolia Pictures
Nicky Barnes was the most powerful black drug kingpin in New York City history. A brilliant organizer who combined boardroom strategy with street-level tactics, Barnes became a stunning success and a bone fide folk hero above 110th Street. From humble beginnings he came to dominate the heroin distribution business and make himself and his comrades rich beyond their wildest dreams. Trusted and trained by the Italians, he set up his own black crime family--The Council--a formidable drug collective. The chronichle presents the testimony of Nicky Barnes himself, who has broken the street code and his 23-year silence to tell all in this epic American dream story. Also interviewed are former members of The Council and others in the Barnes drug Collective. The epic provides an inside look at the heroin business from the Kingpin at the top, to the dealer and user on the street.
October 26, 2007
Genre: Documentary
Directed by Marc Levin
Produced by Mary-Jane Robinson, Alex Gibney, Jason Kliot
Starring: Nicky Barnes
Music by Hi-Tek
Cinematography Henry Adebanejo
Editing by Emir Lewis, Daniel Praid
Distributed by Magnolia Pictures
Nicky Barnes was the most powerful black drug kingpin in New York City history. A brilliant organizer who combined boardroom strategy with street-level tactics, Barnes became a stunning success and a bone fide folk hero above 110th Street. From humble beginnings he came to dominate the heroin distribution business and make himself and his comrades rich beyond their wildest dreams. Trusted and trained by the Italians, he set up his own black crime family--The Council--a formidable drug collective. The chronichle presents the testimony of Nicky Barnes himself, who has broken the street code and his 23-year silence to tell all in this epic American dream story. Also interviewed are former members of The Council and others in the Barnes drug Collective. The epic provides an inside look at the heroin business from the Kingpin at the top, to the dealer and user on the street.
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