A very low-budget independent production, BARRIERS is an amateurish drama about the friendship of two New York City black youths with disparate backgrounds.
Tori (Jamaul Roots), a Manhattan prep school student, is losing a schoolyard fight when a passing boy comes to his aid. Tori befriends the boy, nicknamed Snake (Geoff Garcy), not caring that he comes from a poor neighborhood. The two begin spending their days together and greatly enjoy each
other's company, but when Snake's older brother, Keith (Derrick Robberts), learns of the friendship, he coerces Snake into agreeing to steal something valuable from Tori's home when the opportunity arises.
Since both ...
Released:
1998
Rated:
R
Length:
85 mins