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Civil Brand

Civil Brand

2002Movie⏱️ 1h 35mR
DramaThrillerCrime
5.1
IMDB Rating
866 votes

Frances is in the pen for killing her abusive husband. The abused the prisoners rise up against the "new plantation" that harvest human labor for profit. Nothing will stop Frances and her fellow inmates in this brutal battle for j...

Director
Neema Barnette
Writers
Preston A. Whitmore II, Joyce Renee Lewis
Stars
LisaRaye McCoy, N'Bushe Wright, Yasiin Bey
Release Date
May 26, 2002
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 4
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 29
Reviews
📋 1.6K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

LisaRaye McCoy
LisaRaye McCoy
as Frances Shepard
N'Bushe Wright
N'Bushe Wright
as Nikki Barnes
Yasiin Bey
Yasiin Bey
as Michael Meadows
Monica Calhoun
Monica Calhoun
as Wet
Clifton Powell
Clifton Powell
as Warden Alan Deese
Da Brat
Da Brat
as Sabrina
Tichina Arnold
Tichina Arnold
as Aisha
Lark Voorhies
Lark Voorhies
as Lil' Momma
👤
Reed R. McCants
as Warden Nelson
MC Lyte
MC Lyte
as Sgt. Cervantes

💰 Box Office

$254,293
Worldwide Gross
$254,293
Domestic Gross
$99,296
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
North Carolina, USA
Production
Mandalay Sports Entertainment, Neena Films

🏷️ Keywords

prison dramaprisonfriendshipprison guardabuse of power

🎯 Categories

Prison DramaCrimeDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Fast Pace Action and Mega-Hot N'Bushe Wright = Thumbs Up
by DarylKMiddlebrook2013-10-15
7/10

"Caught the beginning of this film on cable, found it interesting enough, that I purchased the film on Amazon. Honestly, I didn't expect much, women's prison films are notoriously bad or depressingly sad; however, I have to say that I was surprisingly pleased with Civil Brand. While the story initially seems to revolve around Frances Shepherd (lovely LisaRaye)) a women convicted to life for killing her abusive husband, the film quickly transforms into an ensemble event, with an interesting, and for a women's prison film, very attractive cast. First we're introduced to Sabrin..."

💡 Did You Know?

Lisaraye and Da Brat are real life sisters

📖 Synopsis

Frances is in the pen for killing her abusive husband. The abused the prisoners rise up against the "new plantation" that harvest human labor for profit. Nothing will stop Frances and her fellow inmates in this brutal battle for j...