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Black Silk

Black Silk

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Black Silk

2023

0h 16m

5.5(2 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

When 12-year-old Quinton meets his father, Silk, he feels he's finally found a place to call home. But when the curtain is pulled back on Silk's criminal enterprise, Quinton must reconcile his place in his father's violent underworld.

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7 featured cast members

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Marcus Henderson

Marcus Henderson

Silk

Jay Amir

Jay Amir

Quinton

Taylor Leigh Edwards

Taylor Leigh Edwards

Tenesha

Stevie Johnson

Stevie Johnson

Otis

Tiffany Gist

Tiffany Gist

Mona

Maurice Mack

Maurice Mack

Hooded Man

Byron Thomas

Byron Thomas

Narrator

Creative team

Directed by: Patrick Michael
Written by: Patrick Michael
Produced by: Joshua Akin
Patrick Michael

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