Nate Parker follows up The Birth Of A Nation with a positive exploration of America's cultural and racial problems, after a sucessfull run in Venice where it won a prize, (despite lukewarm reviews) the director and his producer Tarak ben Ammar came to Deauville.
Lincoln Jefferson, a Black Iraqi war veteran, now works as a custodian in a prestigious California high school – a job he secured only to ensure enrollment in the school to his 14-year old son, following his divorce. One night, during a routine police check, the boy is killed, but the white officer responsible for pulling the trigger is declared innocent and returns to active duty without an indictment. Disillusioned, Lincoln desperately takes the matter into his own hands in a series of events he hopes will finally lead to justice for his son.
10.09.2019 | Deauville Festival Of American Film's blog
Cat. : FILM