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Released 16 years ago.
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Prince of Broadway
"It's a hard knock-off life."
2010 1h 42m EN
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6.7
SOLID
★6.7TMDB · 27
Drama
Synopsis
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A New York street hustler specializing in name-brand knock-offs finds his highly profitable game suddenly complicated when his ex-girlfriend shows up toting the son he never knew he had.
“It's a hard knock-off life.”
Cast
Prince Adu
Lucky
Karren Karagulian
Levon
Aiden Noesi
Prince
Kat Sanchez
Linda
Keyali Mayaga
Karina
Victoria Tate
Nadia
Edwin Norteye
Ralphie
Edward Pagan
Hector
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Sean Baker
- Writers
- Sean Baker, Darren Dean
- Languages
- Spanish, French, English
- Countries
- United States of America
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Spanish, French, English.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Sean Baker, shot by Sean Baker. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Sean Baker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Prince Adu and Karren Karagulian and Aiden Noesi carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "It's a hard knock-off life.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1000769 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Sean Baker directs. Sean Baker behind the camera. Sean Baker cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish, French, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 16 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Spanish, French, English.
- 3Directed by Sean Baker, shot by Sean Baker. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Sean Baker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Prince Adu and Karren Karagulian and Aiden Noesi carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "It's a hard knock-off life.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt1000769 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Sean Baker
- Editing
- Sean Baker
- Production design
- Stephonik Youth
- Costume design
- Stephonik Youth
- Sound
- Zach Seivers
- Runtime
- 102 min · 1h 42m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $20,400
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
Also by
Sean Baker
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- LI
Little Creature
US
Cre Film
US
Key crew
- Sound Re-Recording MixerZach Seivers
- Sound Re-Recording MixerJustin M. Davey
- Costume DesignStephonik Youth
- ProducerDarren Dean
- EditorSean Baker
- Production DesignStephonik Youth
- ProducerSean Baker
- Associate ProducerBlake Ashman
- Assistant DirectorStephonik Youth
- Music SupervisorJoe Rudge
- Sound MixerDungeon Beach
- Sound MixerJesse Flower-Ambroch
- Music CoordinatorMaxwell Gray
- Location Sound RecordistCharles Caan
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2008-06-22· Los Angeles Film Festival
- Premiere2024-09-01· Telluride Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2010-09-03NR
- Physical2025-04-29· The Criterion Collection Blu-Ray
Also known as
International titles
- El principe de BroadwayAR
