| Director | Alan Jacobs |
|---|---|
| Genre | coming-of-age film, drama film, female buddy film, hood film |
| Runtime | 92 min |
| Country | United States |
The film spans one day in the life of Anjelica Soto, aka "Rascal", a 15-year-old Latino gang leader in Watts, as she struggles to survive. Surrounded by escalating violence and racial tensions, Rascal realizes her days in the gang are numbered. Encouraged by Mr. Shannon, her English teacher, to apply for a writing program in Iowa, Rascal hopes to use the material from her life to write her way out of Watts.
The forces around Rascal thrust her into a deadly cycle of violence that seems almost impossible to escape. To leave, she will have to make the dangerous decision to renounce her loyalty to the gang.