Murder City: Detroit - 100 Years of Crime and Violence

Murder City: Detroit - 100 Years of Crime and Violence is a 2008 film which chronicles the story of gang violence in Detroit over the past 100 years and how it has affected the fabric of one of the oldest cities in the midwest.[1] Murder City is filmed documentary style and chronicles the cities notorious criminal past.[2] The stories of Detroit's notorious criminals are interspersed with real life drug stories in the film. Detroit legendary music artist Seven the General stars in the film and sheds light his history and ties with Young Boys Inc.[3] Along with retired police officers, and "others tell their crime stories on film. They chronicle losing loved ones to violence, as well as their own experiences. The real life stories add a humanizing element."[4]

Murder City: Detroit - 100 Years of Crime and Violence
Directed byAlan Bradley
Produced byBen Scott
P. Red
Al Profit
StarringSeven the General
Ziploc Moe
Motsi Ski
Roy Houston
Music bySeven the General, Motsi Ski
CinematographyAlan Bradley
Edited byB.Marable
Distributed byLong Range Distribution
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Released nationally and directed by Alan "Al Profit" Bradley the film is stored in collegiate libraries and used by professors at the University of Michigan and Michigan State University as a reference tool for class course work.[5][6][7]

Cast
  • "Seven the General"
  • "Ziploc Moe
  • "Motsi Ski
  • "Alex Thomas"
  • "Roy Houston"
  • "Manno"
  • "Everett Taylor"
  • "Ice"
  • "Fred Rocquemore"
  • "Paul Howard"

References
  1. "Made in Michigan". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  2. "Murder City: Detroit - 100 Years of Crime and Violence". MTV. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  3. "Filmmaker makes a statement about crime in Detroit". Detroit Free Press. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  4. "DVD REVIEW: Murder City (Detroit: 100 Years Of Crime & Violence)". AllHipHop. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  5. "'Rollin' Director Shines Light On Detroit's Drug Economy". myfoxdetroit.com. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  6. Films about Detroit from library Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Film Clips from Google, YouTube, Etc. - Criminal Justice Resources - LibGuides at Michigan State University Libraries". Retrieved 30 September 2014.


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