Bastards of the Party

Bastards of the Party

One gang's violent evolution... and a new generation's search for a way out.

2005 · 95 min · ★ 5.8 · Documentary

Surrounded by death and the brutal lifestyle that feeds it, a Los Angeles gangbanger explores the history of Southern California street gangs from the 1950s through the 1990s in an attempt to fully understand his existence. Bastards of the Party humanizes the staggering casualties of the LA gang wars.

Directed by Cle Sloan

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