description Doing Hard Time Overview
Doing Hard Time is a 2004 American crime drama directed and written by Preston A. Whitmore II. Boris Kodjoe plays Michael Mitchell, whose seven-year-old son is killed in the crossfire of a drug deal; when the two shooters receive only drug-possession convictions, Michael deliberately gets himself sent to their prison. He plans to take revenge from inside, but the prison contains its own rivalries, guards, and power structure.
The film combines a father's revenge plot with a prison action story. [Doing Hard Time](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/doing-hard-time/cast/2000134871/)
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Who is Michael Mitchell in Doing Hard Time?
Michael Mitchell is played by Boris Kodjoe. After his seven-year-old son is killed in the crossfire of a drug deal, Michael becomes determined to confront the men responsible.
Why does Michael Mitchell go to prison in Doing Hard Time?
Michael deliberately enters the prison system after the two shooters receive only drug-possession convictions. He wants to pursue his own form of justice because he believes the legal outcome failed his son.
Who directed Doing Hard Time?
Doing Hard Time was written and directed by Preston A. Whitmore II. It is a 2004 American crime drama.
What is the central conflict in Doing Hard Time?
The central conflict is between formal justice and personal revenge. Michael’s grief and anger lead him into prison, where he tries to reach the people connected to his son’s death.
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