Lives in Hazard

The story

Lives in Hazard is a tough, uncompromising look at kids in gangs and the men they become in prison. Filmed in the barrios of east LA and in the prisons of California, this real-life drama follows the making of the Hollywood feature film American Me, in which director Edward James Olmos used real gang members and prison inmates as actors. The fictional scenes these homeboys portray pale in juxtaposition to the stark reality of their daily lives, a world where opportunities are scarce and guns plentiful. The brutal honesty of these gang members as they struggle to change makes Lives in Hazard a powerful story of kids caught up in a growing national crisis.

Cast & crew

Domingo Abriz

Domingo AbrizSelf

M.C. Boulevard

M.C. BoulevardSelf

William ForsytheSelf

Greg Boyle

Greg BoyleSelf

Robert Chavez

Robert ChavezSelf

Danny De La Pazself

Gil Espinoza

Gil EspinozaSelf

Daniel A. Haro

Daniel A. Haroself

Ana Lizarraga

Ana LizarragaSelf

Humberto Madrigal

Humberto MadrigalSelf

Bennie Moore

Bennie Mooreself

Edward James Olmosself