Kings

Kings

2017 · 92 min · EN · R · 5.6 (140 votes)
Dir. Deniz Gamze Ergüven · Starring Halle Berry, Daniel Craig, Lamar Johnson, Kaalan Rashad Walker, Rachel Hilson, Issac Ryan Brown · Music Nick Cave

Don't let your family get caught in the crossfire

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A foster family in South Central a few weeks before the city erupts in violence following the verdict of the Rodney King trial in 1992.

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A simmering, character-driven drama that captures the raw tension of a community on the brink. It feels like a lived-in, authentic slice of life, tinged with melancholy and the quiet dread of impending chaos.

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