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Tenement
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1hr 34min
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1985
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Shriek Show
Synopsis: The tenants of a South Bronx slum rise up against the thugs who want to take over their home in this violent thriller from exploitation legend Roberta Findlay. A vicious multi-ethnic street gang has moved into the basement of a crumbling apartment block in one of the more dangerous neighborhoods in the Bronx. The squatters routinely abuse drugs, fight one another and kill rats for sport until the building's superintendent decides to call the police and the criminals are rounded up and arrested. The ... Full Synopsis
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On paper, Tenement sounds like a deliciously gritty little grindhouse epic: a seamy group of characters, a squalid setting and plenty of in-your-face violence delivered with the worst 'bad attitude' possible. Unfortunately, it plays out in a surprising dull manner thanks to weak filmmaking. Roberta Findlay's pacing is decent but she has no feel for action or suspense, thus most of the film's setpieces ... Full Review
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