The devastating story of brothers Lafayette and Pharoah Rivers, children of the Chicago ghetto, is powerfully told here by a Wall Street Journal reporter who first met the boys in 1985 when they were 10 and 7, respectively. Their family includes a mother, a frequently absent father, an older brother, and younger triplets. We witness the horrors of growing up in an ill-maintained housing project tyrannized by drug gangs and where murders and shootings frequently occur.
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🔍 Search on JustWatch →There Are No Children Here has mixed reviews with a rating of 5.5/10. Good for a relaxed evening without high expectations.
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A classic from 1993. They don't make them like this anymore — which is exactly why you should watch it. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.
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Oprah Winfrey
LaJoe Rivers
Maya Angelou
Lelia Mae
Keith David
John Paul Rivers
Mark Lane
Lafayette Rivers
Norman D. Golden II
Pharoah Rivers
Vonte Sweet
Craig
Crystal Laws Green
Rochelle
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