UNITED STATES · 2000

American Pimp

Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
street culture sex work organized crime wealth and materialism power dynamics
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Street pimps, all of them African-American, discuss their lives and work: getting started, being flamboyant, pimping in various U.S. cities, bringing a woman into their group, taking a woman from another pimp, and the rules and regulations of pimping. The men are clear: it's about money.

Year2000
CountryUnited States
DirectorAlbert Hughes, Allen Hughes
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