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Jul 15, 2013 · 5 min read. Fruitvale Station. “Fruitvale Station” is about what we can imagine when we cast our gaze across the longstanding divides in this persistently, cancerously segregated American society. Like Paul Haggis’ “ Crash,” it is an ambitious do-gooder project aimed at penetrating hardened hearts. Unlike “Crash,” it has one solid ...
Jul 18, 2013 · “Fruitvale Station” is based on a sensational case ... And because the drama leans so grimly on our knowledge of what’s to come, Grant’s tender good-night farewell to his daughter ...
Parents need to know that Fruitvale Station is a drama based on the true story of a controversial shooting that happened on New Year's Day 2009; the movie takes place over the 24 hours leading up to the incident. Violence is an issue during the shooting sequence; the actual footage is shown, as well as the fictional re-creation.
- Ryan Coogler
- Jeffrey M. Anderson
- Weinstein Co.
Fruitvale Station. Though he once spent time in San Quentin, 22-year-old black man Oscar Grant (Michael B. Jordan) is now trying hard to live a clean life and support his girlfriend (Melonie Diaz ...
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- Ryan Coogler
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- Michael B. Jordan
Ultimately, Fruitvale Station is a great film because it sticks to a single core concept - the portrayal of a single life, the mundane, difficult, and sublime nature of which was lost in the media ...
Fruitvale Station (2013) *** 1/2 (out of 4) Exceptionally good drama from writer-director Ryan Coogler about Oscar Grant (Michael B. Jordan) and the various encounters his has with those around him. This fact-based drama gained major media attention when Grant was shot in the back by a police officer and this film really tries to be as real as ...
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Jul 11, 2013 · Movie Review - 'Fruitvale Station' - A New Day, A Last Day, For One Man In Oakland An indie drama chronicles the real-life story of 22-year-old Oscar Grant, shot by San Francisco transit police in ...
