Paid in Full | |
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Directed by | Charles Stone III |
Written by | Matthew Cirulnick Thulani Davis Azie Faison (earlier screenplay) |
Produced by | Damon Dash Jay-Z Brett Ratner Azie Faison Steve Rifkind |
Starring | Wood Harris Mekhi Phifer Cam'ron |
Narrated by | Wood Harris |
Cinematography | Paul Sarossy |
Edited by | Bill Pankow Patricia Bowers |
Music by | Vernon Reid and Frank Fitzpatrick |
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Distributed by | Miramax Films |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $7.5 million[1] |
Box office | $3.1 million[2] |
Paid in Full is a 2002 American crime drama film directed by Charles Stone III. The characters Ace (Wood Harris), Mitch (Mekhi Phifer), and Rico (Cam'ron), are fictionally based on the 1980s Harlem drug dealers Azie "AZ" Faison, Rich Porter, and Alpo Martinez. The title of the film is borrowed from the 1987 album and song by Eric B. & Rakim.