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Finished this script by Jeremy Haft & Ed Gonzalez

Story's about a father who takes on an El Salvadorian gang to save his son who will be killed in prison unless he's moved out of the jail.

Question: who's going to see this movie?  The audience is going to be extremely narrow.  Much smaller than the audience for AMERICAN HISTORY X.

With such a limited audience, who's going to take the risk and make this film when the upside is so minimal at best?

Hey, if you want to write a script that's in your heart, knock yourself out.  However, if you're trying to sell a script, you've got to factor in all the elements that make for a successful sale.

You've got Hank (the father) fighting off Armenian gangs and Salvadorian gangs in his quest to save his son who's gotten mixed up with an Armenian gang and is now in prison for stealing six hundred grand worth of cocaine.

Do we care about this kid's fate?  If not, we're certainly not going to care about his father's quest.  We're dealing with vicious, brutal thugs living vicious, brutal lives.  Not an easy sell at all.  Hard to care what happens.

The writers write well.  They just need a better story.