'The Land' director talks working with Nas and Erykah Badu to tell an untold story of
 

'The Land' director talks working with Nas and Erykah Badu to tell an untold story of Cleveland
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While filming The Land, a movie about four young skateboarders in Cleveland who end up dealing *****, director Steven Caple Jr. didn't want to cut any corners.*

The director, who grew up near downtown Cleveland, was sure to shoot only in the city's roughest neighborhoods.*

"I wanted it to be as authentic as possible," he told Mashable. "So we shot in tough neighborhoods — really tough neighborhoods."*

So tough, in fact, that the cast and crew would often hear gunshots mere feet away from the set. They were forced to shut down one shoot at a festival when someone shot live rounds into the air. And as they were leaving, one festival goer was shot.* Read more...

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