

Life of Crime 2
1998-12-15 · 119 min · ★ 7.3
This follow-up to the 1989 documentary ONE YEAR IN A LIFE OF CRIME revisits three of the original subjects in New Jersey during a five-year period in the 1990s. We share in their triumphs and setbacks as they navigate lives of poverty, drug abuse, AIDS, and petty crime.
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- Directors
- Jon Alpert
- Production companies
- HBO
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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