Fruitvale Station

2013 · 85 min · EN · R · 7.4 (1,505 votes)

Dir. Ryan Coogler · Starring Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Díaz, Octavia Spencer, Kevin Durand, Chad Michael Murray, Ahna O'Reilly · Music Ludwig Göransson

“Every step brings you closer to the edge.”

Drama

Oakland, California. Young Afro-American Oscar Grant crosses paths with family members, friends, enemies and strangers before facing his fate on the platform at Fruitvale Station, in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009.

VIBE

This film is a deeply human and profoundly sorrowful experience, grounded in a sense of lived reality. It immerses you in a day filled with ordinary moments, building an inescapable, poignant urgency. It feels like a vital, empathetic look at identity and the devastating weight of systemic injustice.

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