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A scalding, complex and compassionate foray into the half-hidden world behind the streets where residents of a neighborhood—known to the locals as The Belly—live in an ever-swirling vortex of fear; where the young are perilously at risk, exposed daily to the harrowing temptations of drugs, gangs and guns and the peer pressures of urban street life; a world where local denizens and “bangers” together strive to uphold and honor a silent code, embracing both protection and vengeance, peace and violence among themselves and those who dare enter their hallowed territory.  Yet, The Belly is also a surprisingly radiant place, a place where the human heart still pulses with hope.