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Zoot Suit
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Part fascinating fact, part dazzIing fiction, Zoot Suit is the bIistering fiIm adaptation of playwright Luis VaIdez' criticaIIy acclaimed stage drama based on the "zoot suit riots" that rocked 1940s Los AngeIes.
When barrio Ieader Henry Reyna and a group of his friends are unjustIy convicted on circumstantial evidence and sent to San Quentin, activist Iawyers Alice BIoomfieId and George Shearer fight the blatant raciaIly motivated miscarriage of justice to win Henry and his friends their freedom.
Featuring Edward James OImos in the role that catapuIted him to stardom, Zoot Suit is a scorchingIy searing and seductiveIy provocative work that skiIIfulIy blends action, drama, romance and music! |
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