Fair Game | |
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Directed by | Michael Whaley |
Written by | J.M. Winters Michael Whaley |
Produced by | Curtis Shaw Jaki West LaMonica Peters Lia Smith Michael Whaley Robert Idavia Steve Weisberg T.C. Payton Thomas Mueed Tommy Burns William White Yeoman Elvan |
Starring | Christopher B. Duncan Gina Torres Kellita Smith Michael Whaley Mother Love |
Cinematography | Stephen Timberlake |
Edited by | Amber Pfeiffer |
Music by | Steven Barri Cohen |
Distributed by | UrbanWorks Entertainment |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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