Another excellent piece from the guy who did Hoop Dreams. This time he chronicles the work of a citizens group in Chicago who are trying to stem the endless flow of murders among black and hispanic young men. Several interrupters and their clients are fully fleshed out...the extraordinary difficulty of their task made real.
Of course the problem isn't the people presented here...it's the structure of a society based on selfishness, greed and exclusion. These folks never had a chance...the ruling class sees them as disposable and couldn't care less if they suffer along the way to an early death.
Moving and upsetting film. Divide and conquer...it's worked for the ruling class for centuries. Might be time to come together and re-order things.
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