Marcus is shot nine times by an unknown assailant. As the unidentified shooter points the gun to Marcus’ head and pulls the trigger, the film flashes back to his childhood. Marcus is a quiet young boy who adores his loving mother, and the two live a relatively comfortable life on her drug-dealing income. She often has to leave him with his grandparents while she conducts business. She is murdered in an apparent drug deal gone wrong.

• Get Rich or Die Trying
• Curtis