Kush is a 2007

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directed by

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, starring Nick Annunziata (HBO’s “

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, Matthew Carey, James DeBello,

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. Kush is distributed by

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. Kush was nominated for Best Drama at the 2008 ''

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'' Stony Awards.

Plot

A group of young drug dealers lose $30,000 to an addict and plot revenge by scheming to kidnap the addict's teenage brother. The plot drew comparisons to the 2006 film '' Alpha Dog'', which based on the true story of the 2000 kidnapping and murder of Nicholas Markowitz by

Jesse James Hollywood Jesse James Hollywood (born January 28, 1980) is an American former drug dealer who kidnapped and ordered the murder of Nicholas Markowitz in 2000. He was arrested in 2005 and is serving life without parole at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Fac ...

. ''Kush'' takes place in a similar location (Calabasas, California), but focuses on the drug dealer who makes a terrible mistake; the kidnapped teen is more a background character. In ''Kush'', the sympathetic characters are Dusty, the young but polished leader of the crew who avoids trouble; and Christian, the drug dealer's son who is trying to grow up too fast.

Cast

* Bret Roberts as Dusty *

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as Blaise *

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as Christian *

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as Taylor * Matthew Carey as Ryder *

as Cyrus *

as Susan *

as Jared *

as King * Nick Annunziata as JohnnyKush IMDB
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References

External links

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''Kush''
on Maverick's website * 2007 films American action thriller films American independent films 2007 action thriller films 2007 independent films 2000s American films {{action-thriller-film-stub