Decades in the making: Reflections on film and reality with Menace II Society’s Allen Hughes


Menace II Society (starring Tyrin Turner and Larenz Tate, above), was directed by twin brothers Allen and Albert Hughes. It premiered at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival when the brothers were only 20 years old. Photo courtesy of VAFF

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