# Bound by Honor (1993)

> Three Chicano relatives are driven onto radically different paths by gang loyalty, prison, addiction, and the search for belonging.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4872

## Facts

- Runtime: 190 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Taylor Hackford
- Cast: Damian Chapa, Jesse Borrego, Benjamin Bratt, Enrique Castillo, Victor Rivers, Delroy Lindo, Tom Towles, Carlos Carrasco
- TMDB rating: 8.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106469/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, visceral, melancholic, serious film night, crime drama marathon

## Synopsis

Three lives intertwined by crime and loyalty lead to a tragic unraveling.

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