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Paid in Full is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 25 october 2002 with Wood Harris

Paid in Full (2002)

Paid in Full
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Released in USA 25 october 2002
Length 1h37
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Action,    Crime
Rating69% 3.4981053.4981053.4981053.4981053.498105

Paid in Full is a 2002 American crime drama film that was produced by Roc-A-Fella Films and directed by Charles Stone III. It takes place in Harlem just before the crack epidemic that hit during the 1980s. The title of the film is taken from the 1987 album by Eric B. & Rakim.

"Paid in Full" is based on three friends Alpo Martinez, Rich Porter and Azie "AZ" Faison. Cam'ron plays as Rico, Mekhi Phifer plays as Mitch, and Ace is played by Wood Harris.

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At the beginning of the movie, Ace (Wood Harris) is stuck in a dead end job working in a dry cleaner's shop. His sister's boyfriend, Calvin (Kevin Carroll), is a big time drug dealer who often tries to lure Ace into becoming a part of the drug trade with promises of fast money and glamour.

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