Synopsis

A mother's love. A son's rebellion. The faith to overcome. From the streets of THE CROSS & THE SWITCHBLADE comes the inspiring TRUE STORY of a teen from Puerto Rico forced to survive the dark streets of 1962 Brooklyn. Enslaved by the power of gangs and the addiction of heroin, he must find faith and freedom before he destroys his family and himself.

A mother's love. A son's rebellion. The faith to overcome. From the streets of THE CROSS & THE SWITCHBLADE comes the inspiring TRUE STORY of a teen from Puerto Rico forced to survive the dark streets of 1962 Brooklyn. Enslaved by the power of gangs and the addiction of heroin, he must find faith and freedom before he destroys his family and himself.