

Bound by Honor
An epic story of three brothers. Bound by blood. Divided by fate. Driven by destiny.
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $35M
- Box office
- $4.5M
- Language
- English
- street gang
- ghetto
- juvenile prison
- artist
- tragedy
- jail
- east los angeles
- youth gang
- hood
- gang
- racism
- drugs
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Behind the camera
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)R5 Feb 1993
- TheatricalR30 Apr 1993
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical24 Sept 1993
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical6 May 1993
FranceFR
- Theatrical1625 Aug 1993
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1627 May 1993
MexicoMX
- TheatricalC6 May 1993
NetherlandsNL
- Physical16DVD21 Jun 2007
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Bound by Honor was released on 5 February 1993.
Audience reviews
1- C10/10
Chandler Danier
4/18/2024
First off, if you learn all the Spanish in this movie, you will be the coolest motherfucker in the world. Just like Miklo. Blonde, blue eyed but the Latines accept him in to their hearts. Gringo version of the gaijin dream. Not even Tom Cruise could be Japanese, though. The Latine culture is just so much more welcoming! This movie is called Blood in Blood out. It is not called Bound By Honor. Stupid name. The act …
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