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    The Interrupters

    Poster of the movie The Interrupters
    2011     Documentary    
    USA
    2h 5min
    14A

    "The Interrupters" tells the moving and surprising stories of three Violence Interrupters who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. From acclaimed director Steve James and bestselling author Alex Kotlowitz, this film is an unusually intimate journey into the stubborn persistence of violence in our cities.

    Shot over the course of a year out of Kartemquin Films, "The Interrupters" captures a period in Chicago when it became a national symbol for the violence in our cities. During that period, the city was besieged by high-profile incidents, most notably the brutal beating of Derrion Albert, a Chicago High School student, whose death was caught on videotape.

    Directed bySteve James
    Written byAlex Kotlowitz
    CompanyThe Cinema GuildThe Cinema GuildThe Cinema Guild

    Featuring

    Tio Hardiman
    Ameena Matthews
    Toya Batey
    Cobe Williams
    Gary Slutkin
    Earl Sawyer
    Bud Oliver
    Kenneth Oliver
    Caprysha Anderson
    Sheikh Rasheed
    + MORE

    Video

    2:27

    Trailer

    54 years ago

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