Working with guys that are involved in this on a day to day basis, I found this film extremely close to the truth. It was one of the best films I have seen in years and to be honest it should be shown at youth centres and prisons, I have heard stories from guys involved in gangs for many years, and watching this film was like listening to them all over again, I am convinced some of the scenes in the film were based on true events, although I can understand the director if he denied this.