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Tio's Game

Tio's Game

Tio's Game

In the Barrio the game is for keeps.

2003•1h 24m•

★7.0(1 ratings)

DramaCrime

Overview

Guns. Drugs. Violence. Gangs. Murder. The story of what happens when a young man trades his hopes and dreams for vengeance. To save his brother from the clutches of their drug-dealing uncle and a rival drug gang, Juan must make the ultimate sacrifice. Once Juan picks up his first gun, his plans of college, a girlfriend, and a future vanish as he becomes consumed by the darker side of the life his is fighting against. This is a GAME where you either win or lose your life!

Director

Juan Carlos Buitron

Writers

Juan Carlos Buitron

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Main Cast

Felipe Camacho

Felipe Camacho

Tio

Heather Witt

Heather Witt

Debbie

Juan Carlos Buitron

Juan Carlos Buitron

Christian

Jon Arndt

Jon Arndt

Martin

Mark Scibor

Mark Scibor

Andy

Steve Abbott

Steve Abbott

Mitchell

Anabelle Haas

Anabelle Haas

Marie

Michael Mercurio

Michael Mercurio

Anthony

Eli Oberlander

Eli Oberlander

Young Christian

Nilsa Reyna

Nilsa Reyna

Deb's Friend

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Juan Carlos Buitron
Second Assistant Director: Christopher Onagan

Writing

Writer: Juan Carlos Buitron

Production

Executive Producer: Juan Carlos Buitron
Producer: John J. Condne III
Producer: Thomas A. Juarez
Associate Producer: John Vanis

Editing

Editor: Kevin B. Chatham

Keywords

drug dealerstreet ganghoodlatinolow budgettio

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "In the Barrio the game is for keeps."

#2

The runtime is 84 minutes (1h 24m).

#3

The film was directed by Juan Carlos Buitron.

#4

The screenplay was written by Juan Carlos Buitron.

#5

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0270349.

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Rating

7.0/10

Good

1 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Tio's Game

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

R

Language:

N/A

Production Companies:

Condne