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A Day in the Life is a american film of genre Musical theatre directed by Sticky Fingaz released in USA on 7 july 2009 with Mekhi Phifer
A Day in the Life (2009)
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Add to a movie listA Day in the Life is a 2009 American musical crime film, written, directed by and starring Sticky Fingaz. The film co-stars Mekhi Phifer, Fredro Starr, Bokeem Woodbine and Omar Epps. It is the last film appearance of Lamont Bentley who died in a car accident 4 years earlier.
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The film centers on one day in the life of Stick, a gang leader, as he attempts to retire from a life of crime. A Day in the Life contains no spoken dialogue. Instead, the actors rap all their lines over a hip-hop beat.Actors
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