Dead End City

Dead End City

No cops, no laws, no way out!

R 1988 · 82 min · ★ 3.3 · Action

The government's new urban renewal policy results in street gangs fighting for control of the inner cities. While most of the residents flee, one factory owner determines to fight the gangs for his property.

Directed by Peter Yuval

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