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Strong Island · LeviOsa

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2017·12

Documentary1h 47m

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100%

Tomatometer

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56%

Popcornmeter

6.3

TMDB

Storyline

Examining the violent death of the filmmaker’s brother and the judicial system that allowed his killer to go free, this documentary interrogates murderous fear and racialized perception, and re-imagines the wreckage in catastrophe’s wake, challenging us to change.

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Strong Island | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix

Details

DirectorYance Ford

ReleasedJan 23, 2017

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guide12CH

Studios

Final Cut for Realyanceville films

Louverture Films

Ford Foundation / JustFilms

Chicken & Egg Films

Field of Vision

Cast

Yance Ford

Yance Ford

Himself

Harvey Walker

Himself

Kevin Myers

Himself

Barbara Dunmore Ford

Herself

Lauren Ford

Herself

David Breen

Himself

Ed Boyar

Himself

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Netflix

Reviews

9 reviews · 7 critics · 1 fan

8 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“Strong Island uses one family's heartbreaking tragedy to offer a sobering picture of racial injustice in modern America.”

100% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

R

Robert Abele

RTLos Angeles TimesJul 24, 2018

Ford's building blocks are familiar, but this is no call-to-action film or how-to guide for getting answers and moving on.

C

Christy Lemire

RTWhat the Flick?!Jul 24, 2018

It's deceptively simple, but it does so much so well. It's heartbreaking by the end...It's just really, really powerful.

A

Alonso Duralde

RTWhat the Flick?!Jul 24, 2018

Ford is so gifted at taking old photographs and interviews and making a movie that is always beautiful to look at.

C

Craig Hubert

RTHyperallergicFeb 5, 2020

What Ford is trying to do with Strong Island is make his family's history visible once again, to give it the clarity and focus that were taken away. Through this process, the wounds of the past might be healed.

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Information

Title

Strong Island

Released

Jan 23, 2017

Rated

12

Region of Origin

Denmark, United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 47m

Status

Released

Studios

Final Cut for Real, yanceville films

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