Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
As a filmmaker, RZA has never lacked ambition. From the kung fu epic ‘The Man with the Iron Fists’ to ‘Love Beats Rhymes,’ he has demonstrated that he is courageous enough to explore complex and diverse ideas. In the heist drama ‘Cut Throat City,’ he meticulously weaves a multilayered tale of poverty, institutionalized racism, and social disparity. Set predominantly in the 9th ward of New Orleans not long after Hurricane Katrina, the film is an unflinching depiction of how young, desperate men turn to a life of crime due to governmental apathy. SPOILERS AHEAD.
As a filmmaker, RZA has never lacked ambition. From the kung fu epic ‘The Man with the Iron Fists’ to ‘Love Beats Rhymes,’ he has demonstrated that he is courageous enough to explore complex and diverse ideas. In the heist drama ‘Cut Throat City,’ he meticulously weaves a multilayered tale of poverty, institutionalized racism, and social disparity. Set predominantly in the 9th ward of New Orleans not long after Hurricane Katrina, the film is an unflinching depiction of how young, desperate men turn to a life of crime due to governmental apathy. SPOILERS AHEAD.
