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storytelling   brother brother relationship   nudity   prejudice   compassion   dignity   melancholy   humiliation   hate   embarrassment   dark humor   mental illness   true love   street gang   lesbian   fireman   film making   dead body   california   regret   lesbian kiss   key   policeman   anger   class differences   christmas tree   multiple story line   cancer   one day   serendipity   birthday party   product placement   black humor   set on fire   female protagonist   injury   reading   clinic   confrontation   partner   door lock   flashlight   hopelessness   child in peril   drug addiction   maid   thief   witness   interracial sex   fire extinguisher   lawsuit   hit and run   multiple time frames   chinese american   dying words   hiding under a bed   kindness   intolerance   dysfunctional marriage   statutory rape   sexual harassment   film in film   babysitter   harassment   pulitzer prize source   oral sex in a car   immigrant   black american   homosexuality   flowers   nun   firefighter   drug addict   racist   dissociative identity disorder   fairy   borderline personality disorder   flatulence   birthday cake   stream   reckless driving   flower   racial discrimination   poet   social commentary   egg   snowing   buddhist   idealism   voodoo   ring   housewife   drowning   illegal immigrant   hispanic american   reputation   mental breakdown   novel   morality   stone   single mother   reflection   slavery   medication   cultural conflict   gun shop   feminist   automobile accident   evidence   corrupt policeman   latina   interracial marriage   bigot   locksmith   gay parent   gunshot   stereotype   england   lamb   racial profiling   insurance   university of california los angeles   ensemble film   korean american   driving   los angeles police department   blank bullet   television director   abuse of power   car theft   artificial insemination   asian american   racial tension   episodic structure   police harassment   homosexual subtext   chop shop   lapd   narc   ice hockey   family abandonment   manic depression   mercedes   grocery store   cooking   trunk   flower shop   new england   puerto rico   moral corruption   patrolman   social injustice   stained glass window   crisis of conscience   self determination   firearm   insurance company   dalmatian   traffic accident   illegal alien   body search   starbucks   depressed woman   fingering   multiple storylines   amateur theater   starstruck   knitting   groceries   gang banger   burning a car   inner city   flour   reference to saddam hussein   24 hours   abusive policeman   african american slur   arab american   arab slur   automobile theft   black american slur   bullet through a window   burbank california   cambodian american   el salvador   equestrian   equestrian team   homeboy   human smuggling   invisible cloak   jive   los angeles kings   moral choice   persian american   prostate   quote   rear ending a car   reckless endangerment   reference to barry gibb   reference to bobby seale   reference to eldridge cleaver   reference to huey newton   saint christopher   santa monica california   sherman oaks california   social problem   staples center los angeles   studio city california   ucla   ventura boulevard los angeles   urinary tract infection   trapped in a car   book editor   multiple storyline   redheaded woman   friendship   car accident   chase   death   doctor   hospital   murder   latino   writer   explosion   fear   suicide   hope   one word title   nonlinear timeline   rose   mother son relationship   pregnancy   revenge   toilet   restaurant   husband wife relationship   telephone call   title spoken by character   hip hop   telephone   kiss   letter   gun   rescue   shot in the chest   tattoo   grand theft auto   party   press conference   redemption   train station   two word title   mother daughter relationship   theft   police   police car   loss of son   robbery   shooting   sex   animal burial   barbiturates   bechdel test passed   falling out of a window   lincoln logs   middle age romance   multi protagonist   party planning   woman wearing glasses   shotgun   year 1941   publisher   river   f rated   police officer   suspicion   topless female nudity   waitress   reference to the black panthers   pistol   police detective