Mick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. But when the heist of a local drug dealer goes tragically wrong Mick is sentenced to a brutal juvenile prison where violence is a rite of passage and respect is measured in vengeance.

Cast:Sean Penn, Reni Santoni, Jim Moody, Eric Gurry, Esai Morales, Ally Sheedy,

Genre:Crime, Drama, Thriller,

country:United States of America,

Production:EMI Films, Solofilm, Associated Film Distribution, Universal Pictures,