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''Blood In Blood Out'' (also known as ''Bound by Honor'') is a 1993 American crime-drama film directed by Taylor Hackford. It follows the intertwining lives of the three Chicano relatives from 1972 to 1984. They start out as members of a street gang in East Los Angeles, and as dramatic incidents occur, their lives and friendships are forever changed. ''Blood In Blood Out'' was filmed in 1991 throughout the Spanish-speaking areas of Los Angeles and inside California's San Quentin State Prison. ==Plot== Miklo is a man of Mexican and Caucasian ethnicity who grew up in El Pico Aliso barrio in east Los Angeles. Upon moving back home from Las Vegas, Nevada, Miklo goes to stay with his two cousins Paco and Cruz. Miklo tells Cruz that he wants to join their gang ''Vatos Locos''. While Paco is initially skeptical, Miklo later proves himself when he performs an attack on a rival gang, ''Tres Puntos''. Afterwards he is made a member of ''Vatos Locos''. However, the ''Tres Puntos'' gang soon takes revenge by brutally attacking Cruz who is a budding artist, and damages his back for life. When ''Vatos Locos'' learn of the attack, they perform a well-planned counterattack. However, things go wrong when Miklo ends up getting shot by their rival gang's leader, "Spider". Miklo is able to shoot and kill Spider, but has to be rushed to the hospital by Paco while being chased by police. Paco crashes into another car at the El Pino tree and they are both arrested. From here, the trio's paths diverges: Miklo is sent to San Quentin State Prison for murder, Paco volunteers for military service in the United States Marine Corps as an alternative choice to prison, and Cruz continues his passion for art. He also becomes a heroin addict due to the recurring back pain. His addiction leads to him being disowned by his family after his 12-year-old brother, Juanito, dies of an accidental overdose on Cruz's heroin supply. Paco becomes an L.A.P.D. narcotics detective after leaving the Marine Corps. Miklo finds trouble adapting to prison life. The prison is run by three prison gangs, all of whom are based on their racial backgrounds. The ''Black Guerrilla Army'' (B.G.A.) is led by "Bonafide", the ''Aryan Vanguard'' is led by "Red Ryder", and ''La Onda'' is led by Montana Segura. ''La Onda''s members do not initially accept Miklo and one of them, Popeye, tries to rape Miklo at knife-point, but is stopped by Montana. After meeting Montana, he is told the only way into ''La Onda'' is killing an enemy inmate, in Miklo's case a white inmate named Big Al who runs the gambling in San Quentin. After gaining Big Al's trust, Miklo stabs him to death during a sexual encounter in the prison kitchen. Miklo is initiated into ''La Onda'', is later promoted to its Ruling Council, and is granted parole after serving nine years in prison. On the outside, Miklo is disgusted by his menial job on which his supervisor is extorting money from him, so he joins in an armed robbery. The heist goes poorly and Miklo is intercepted by Paco, now a decorated cop. Miklo tries to run away, but Paco shoots him in the leg, which later has to be amputated. Miklo is sent back to prison where he notices the cocaine addictions of several inmates. ''Onda'' Council Member Carlos has entered the cocaine trade and is competing with the ''B.G.A.'' for customers. The ''Aryan Vanguard'' want to partner with Carlos in the cocaine business by becoming his new supplier. In return, Carlos has to take the ''B.G.A.'' out of the dope trade. Montana, however, is fiercely against allowing ''La Onda'' to enter the drug trade, saying that drugs will destroy ''La Onda'' and that the ''Aryan Vanguard'' want to start a war between the Black and Hispanic inmates. The other Council members agree with Montana and vote against it. This causes Carlos to leave ''La Onda'' to work with the ''Aryan Vanguard'', causing other members to follow him. Carlos murders a B.G.A. soldier named "Pockets" who is running the B.G.A.'s heroin operation. He also contacts his brother, Smokey, outside of prison to bomb a B.G.A. hangout where they move their drugs. After all of this happens, Carlos' usefulness has come to an end and the ''Aryan Vanguard'' drops their protection of him. The ''B.G.A.'' then takes the opportunity to murder Carlos. Despite his death, Miklo agrees with Carlos's outlook and is eager to enter the cocaine business. With hostility high between the Black and Hispanic inmates, Montana and Bonafide meet in the prison yard. Montana convinces Bonafide to agree to a truce if Montana reaches out to ''La Onda'' leaders in the Folsom and Chino prisons to end the violence. The warden grants Montana special permission to visit the Chino and Folsom prisons and Miklo is left in charge during his absence. Montana is granted a special request, and he gets to stay overnight at Delano penitentiary where he can see his daughter. On the morning of the visit, Montana is stabbed to death outside his cell by a member of the ''B.G.A.''. Believing that the ''Aryan Vanguard'' sent forged orders to the hitman, Paco arranges a peace conference between ''La Onda'' and the ''B.G.A.'' However, Miklo, ''La Onda's'' new leader, manipulates the peace talks in order to build an alliance with the ''B.G.A.'' and they agree to kill the ''Aryan Vanguard'' leaders. Later, enforcers for ''La Onda'' and the ''B.G.A.'' sweep through the walls of San Quentin, killing the leaders of the ''Aryan Vanguard''. After the killings are done, however, Miklo's men promptly exterminate the ''B.G.A.'' leaders as well. Paco is enraged that his own cousin has played him for a fool and angrily confronts Miklo in the prison visiting room. Paco leaves his cousin in disgust, disowning him forever. The members of ''La Onda'' hold a final gathering after the warden vows to split the council up transporting some members to their home states. Miklo plans on using this to expand ''La Onda'' to other states in the South West. Later, Miklo and his cellmate "Magic" destroy the mold which they used to send the forged orders to the ''B.G.A.'' hit man to kill Montana. Magic says "We both loved him, but we did what we had to do for ''La Onda.''" Back in East Los Angeles, Paco visits one of Cruz's murals after the family re-accepts him to see a portrait of his former life. In a pep talk with Cruz, Paco realizes that by ordering Miklo to go after Spider, Paco is responsible for all of the things that have happened to Miklo. This causes Paco to feel guilty for his actions and ultimately forgive Miklo. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blood In Blood Out」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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