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Before I Self Destruct is a american film of genre Drama directed by 50 Cent released in USA on 16 november 2009 with Clifton Powell

Before I Self Destruct (2009)

Before I Self Destruct
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Released in USA 16 november 2009
Length 1h30
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Action,    Musical,    Crime
Rating48% 2.406372.406372.406372.406372.40637

Before I Self Destruct is a 2009 American crime drama film starring Curtis Jackson, who also served as writer, director, producer and executive producer that is included with his fourth studio album of the same name. It was released on November 23, 2009 when the album was released 14 days earlier.

Synopsis

The film is about Clarence Jenkins (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson), who lives with his mom and his gifted brother Shocka (Elijah "Strong-E" Williams). Clarence loves basketball and had dreamed on making the pros in the championship. However, due to breaking his knee in the end, his basketball career ended before it begins. Basically, he has no way to earn a living and ends up working in a supermarket where he longs after pretty girls that he feels are beyond his reach as a stock person, where he also checks out a woman named Princess (Sasha Delvalle).

Actors

Clifton Powell

(Sean)50 Cent

(Clarence)Michael Wright

(First Victim)Treach

(Cedrick)LoLa Monroe

(Mona)
And :
Gabriel Casseus
Eminem
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