THE INTERRUPTERS (FRONTLINE) [BLU-RAY]

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• Release Year: 2011
• Genre: Documentary
• Plot: The Interrupters tells the moving and often surprising stories of three “VioLence; lnterrupters”—Ameena Matthews, Eddie Bocanegra, and Cobe WilLiams—who; with bravado, humiLity, and even humor protect their Chicago communities from; the violence they once empLoyed.; ; From accLaimed director Steve James and bestselling author Alex Kotlowitz, this; award-winning 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 folLows Ameena, Eddie, and Cobe as they attempt to intervene in; disputes before they turn violent. The film captures their work and reveals their; own inspired journeys from crime to hope and ultimately redemption.
• Cast: Tio Hardiman, Ameena Matthews, Toya Batey, Cobe Williams, Gary Slutkin, Earl Sawyer, Bud Oliver, Kenneth Oliver, Caprysha Anderson, Sheikh Rasheed, Alfreda Williams, Mildred Jones, Mildred Williams, Lillian 'Madea' Smith, Rashida, Malcolm Malik, Bob Jackson, Anjanette Albert, Rhaea Albert, Eddie Bocanegra, Andrea Williams, Quinn Williams, Latrell Williams, Qu'vonnay Williams, Dre Williams, Norman L. Kerr, James 'China Joe' Lofton, Flamo, Rodney Hot Rod' Phillips, Joel Sanchez, Spencer Leak, 'Lil' Mikey' Davis, La Shawn K. Ford, Vanessa Villalba, Fernando Bocanegra, Alex Bocanegra, Paula Bocanegra, Kathryn Saclarides, Derrion Albert, Richard M. Daley, Arne Duncan, Jeff Fort, Eric Holder, Jesse Jackson, Steve James, Alex Kotlowitz
• Director: Steve James
• Runtime: 2:05
• Company: Kartemquin Films
• Media Format: Movie