''Gun Hill'' is a 2014 American

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film directed by

Reggie Rock Bythewood Reggie Rock Bythewood (born July 7, 1967) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is known for directing the film ''Dancing in September'' (2000) and creating the television series '' Shots Fired'' and '' Swagger''. Life and career Bythewood g ...

and starring

Larenz Tate Larenz Tate (born September 8, 1975) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles as O-Dog in ''Menace II Society'' and as Councilman Rashad Tate in ''Power''. Tate's other films and television series include the fil ...

. Produced in 2011, the film was delayed for almost three years until

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announced June 6, 2014, that ''Gun Hill'' will premiere on its network on July 2, 2014. The film was produced as a pilot for a possible new drama series on BET.

Synopsis

A pair of twins take different paths: one is an undercover agent and the other a cop. Trane is an agent with a secret task force. Bird is a recently freed convict who plays by a different set of rules. However, when Trane is murdered, Bird assumes his brother's identity, seeking his brother's murderer and a second chance at life while grappling with morality, fatherhood and love.Tate stars in BET’s gritty ‘Gun Hill’ original
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Cast

as Trane/Bird Stevens * Emayatzy Corinealdi as Janelle Evans *

Tawny Cypress Tawny Cypress is an American actress. She has appeared in various television and stage plays. She starred as art dealer Simone Deveaux on the TV series ''Heroes (U.S. TV series), Heroes''. She previously held roles on several TV series, includin ...

as Andrea Logan *

Aisha Hinds Aisha Jamila Hinds is an American television, stage and film actress. She had supporting roles in a number of television series, include ''The Shield'', ''Invasion'', ''True Blood'', ''Detroit 1-8-7'' and '' Under the Dome''. In 2016, she played ...

as Arlene Carter *

Michael Aronov Michael Aronov (born May 4, 1976) is an American actor who has worked in film, television and theatre. In 2017, he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role as Uri Savir in the Broadway theatre, Broadway play ''Oslo (play), ...

as Danny Raden *Phyllis Yvonne Stickney as Marva Stevens *Shanti Ashanti as Semi Faraj *

Hisham Tawfiq Hisham Tawfiq (born May 17, 1970) is an American actor, best known for playing Dembe Zuma, part of the security detail and very close friend to Raymond "Red" Reddington in NBC's ''The Blacklist''. Early life Born in New York City, Tawfiq disco ...

as Captain Sanford *Daniel Stewart Sherman as Mason *David J. Cork as Timms

References

External links

Official website
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