
The Paper
1994


“No rule. No hope. No way out.”
972 votes
A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system.
Director
Ric Roman WaughWriter
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Original Language
English
Budget
$2.9M
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Wade Porter (Stephen Dorff) had it all going for him. A thriving construction business, a beautiful family and a future with endless possibilities for a great life. That all ends in an instant when while defending his home, he chases after a burglar and ends up killing him. Faced with the possibility of serving a 15 year sentence for Involuntary Manslaughter he pleads his case down to 13 months instead. Unfortunately he is woefully unprepared for what prison will be like for him. He gets caught up in unfortunate circumstances with a white prison gang and is then sent to the San Quenton SH…
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