Links to information on El Salvador and gangs in both the U.S. and El Salvador.

Director Ricardo Pollack talks about how he got to know the members of MS-18 in El Salvador.

Learn about El Salvador's history of civil unrest and political and social turmoil in the photo essay.

(Encore presentation August 5, 2008) With unprecedented access to the lives of these self-proclaimed “homeboys,” "18 with a Bullet" uncovers the inner workings of a gang whose transnational membership numbers in the tens of thousands and which has captured the attention of U.S. law enforcement.