Movie Documentary
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Director Steve James returns to his home town of Hampton, Virginia to tell the story of how the trial of a young basketball star left a city divided.
Allen Iverson Steve James Bob Barefield Butch Harper Dennis Kozlowski Michael Simmons Jim Spencer Imogene James Marcellus Harris Boo Williams Melvin Stephens Jim Ellenson John Spencer Linwood Debrew Brent Musgrove Bob Hintz David Teel Shaun Brown Alvin 'Buddy' Fox Joe Fudge Linda Wiggins Linda Mines David Squires Rudy Langford Bob Killian Arthur Lambiotte Joyce B. Hobson Lester Munson Ann Stephens-Cherry Jimmy Eason Mary T. Christian Lefty Driesell Mike Jarvis Bruce Hornsby Sue Lambiotte
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