"One moment can change everything"

2018

1h 36m

5.8(78 votes)

Drama

Crime

Thriller

Overview

After capturing an illegal act of police violence on his cellphone, a Brooklyn street hustler sets off a series of events that alter the lives of a local police officer and a star high-school athlete.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

John David Washington

Dennis Williams

Anthony Ramos

Manny Ortega

Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Zyrick

Chanté Adams

Zoe

Nicole Beharie

Michelle

Rob Morgan

Will Morris

Jasmine Cephas Jones

Marisol Ortega

Cara Buono

Stacey

Cassandra Freeman

Lisa

C.J. Wallace

Kael

Creative team

Directed by: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Written by: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Produced by: Eddie Vaisman
Elizabeth Lodge Stepp

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