Durdy Game: Director’s Cut

Directed by Mody Mod
USA
2002
89 mins
Remastered in HD

Durdy Game: Director’s Cut

(Director's Cut)
Tawny Dahl, Janisha Faith, Karima Holloway, Jay Barron, Najawaun Ali

Recognized by Variety for its raw, street-level authenticity, Durdy Game stands as a sharp, female-driven entry in the evolution of the modern urban crime thriller — shifting the focus from male hustlers to the dangerous calculations, quiet desperation, and hardened survival instincts of women navigating a brutal street economy. Sexy, cynical, and emotionally volatile, the film explores ambition, betrayal, and the way “fast money” infects friendship, love, and morality when survival becomes the only rule that matters.

Meeka (Tawny Dahl — Baby Boy, Beauty Shop) is tired of being the side woman in every man’s life and wants something real, even when her own mother tells her it’s a fantasy. Her best friend Sha (Janisha Faith — Ghetto Dawg 2) has already given up on love and joined a crew that targets wealthy men, using herself as bait to set them up for robbery. After witnessing Sha’s first successful score, Meeka decides she wants in on the game.

Meanwhile, their friend CoaCoa (Karima Holloway), a bored housewife turned party girl, starts an affair with a man who isn’t looking for simple fun — he’s running a far more dangerous angle than she realizes. As jealousy, greed, and hidden agendas collide, the women spiral into a world of sex, lies, and violence where loyalty shatters and consequences turn deadly. What begins as empowerment and revenge becomes a brutal lesson in street karma.

<p>“…the ultimate story of reaping what one sows.”—Variety</p>