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Released
2008 · FILM

What Doesn't Kill You

When two South Boston friends turn to crime to survive the harsh realities of their neighborhood, their bond is tested as loyalty clashes with ambition and betrayal.

Everyone has a choice. Every choice has a consequence.

Directed by
Runtime
100 min
CrimeDramaThriller

Synopsis

Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a means of survival, which eventually leads to tension in their personal lives and their friendship.

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Principal cast & crew: 19

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Robert HoffmanShot by Christopher NorrScored by Alex WurmanDesigned by Henry Dunn

Box Office

2008 · Box office

Grossed $45K worldwide

Worldwide gross

$45K

Worldwide gross$45K

Also known as

  • Boston Streetsde
  • Lo que no te mataes
  • Boston Streetsfr
  • Boston Streetsit

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