''Tenement'' (also known as ''Game of Survival'' and ''Slaughter in the South Bronx'') is a 1985 American

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directed by

Roberta Findlay Roberta Findlay (née Hershkowitz; born 1948) is an American film director, cinematographer, producer and actress. She is best known for her work in the exploitation field. Her work has received increasing critical appreciation in recent years. ...

. The film follows the violent chaos that ensues when the tenants of an apartment house in a

South Bronx The South Bronx is an area of the New York City Borough (New York City), borough of the Bronx. The area comprises neighborhoods in the southern part of the Bronx, such as Concourse, Bronx, Concourse, Mott Haven, Bronx, Mott Haven, Melrose, B ...

slum rise up against the brutal, drug-pushing street gang that attempts to take over their apartment and terrorize them. The film was given an

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by the

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, and is one of a small number of films to receive such a rating solely for violence.

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* * 1985 films 1980s exploitation films American action thriller films Films shot in New York City 1985 action thriller films American exploitation films American splatter films Hood films American films about revenge Films set in the Bronx Films set in apartment buildings 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{action-thriller-film-stub