Released:
1994-09-16

Overview:
J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions run high in the department as some of J.J.'s fellow officers resent his presence. His only real friend is the other new trooper, the first female officer to work there, who also suffers similar discrimination in the otherwise all-white male work environment. When J.J. becomes increasingly aware of police corruption during the murder trial of Teddy Woods, whom he helped to arrest, he faces difficult decisions and puts himself into grave personal danger in the service of justice.

Director:
Charles Burnett

Runtime:
1h 49min

Genre:
Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime

• Cast:
• 
  Michael Boatman
  as
  Dep. J.J. Johnson
• 
  Lori Petty
  as
  Dep. Deborah Fields
• 
  Ice Cube
  as
  Theodore 'Teddy' Woods
• 
  Erich Anderson
  as
  D.A. Ira Kern
• 
  Bernie Casey
  as
  James Locket