Welcome II the Terrordome

Welcome II the Terrordome

In the ghetto world of the future...the violence never stops!

1995 · 94 min · ★ 5.9 · Science Fiction, Drama

In a near future, black people have been forced to live in the drug-infested Terrordome, a ghetto where they are continually subjected to the racist actions of the police. When a black boy is killed, it sets off an explosion of further violence.

Directed by Ngozi Onwurah · Written by Ngozi Onwurah

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