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...