8 Mile (2002)
The setting is Detroit in 1995. The city is divided by 8 Mile, a road that splits the town in half along racial lines. A young white rapper, Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr summons strength within himself to cross over these arbitrary boundaries to fulfill his dream of success in hip hop. With future and the three one third all he has to do is not choke.
Books with substantial mentioning of 8 Mile
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Christine Tomassini, editor, Carol Schwartz, contributing editor Magill's Cinema Annual 2003, 22nd Edition. A Survey of the Films of 2002 Detroit, New York, [..], 2003 |
Articles on 8 Mile
| Olly Richards, What the F**k?, in: Empire, nr. 164, 2003 pp. 96-98 |
Reviews
| Colin Kennedy, 8 Mile, in: Empire, nr. 164, 2003 pp. 42 |