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The Interrupters
Every City Needs Its Heroes
Every City Needs Its Heroes
Documentary - 2011
7.5
99%
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The Interrupters tells the moving and surprising stories of three Violence Interrupters — former gang members who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once caused.
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Rated:
UNRATED
Runtime:
125 min
Release date:
29 Jul 2011
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$282,448
Awards:
10 wins & 17 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Realistically inspiring and, thankfully, not overly dramatized.
– Stephanie Merry,
Washington Post,
16 Sep 2011
fresh:
There's no doubt The Interrupters do some good; but there's also no doubt the problem they're facing is enormous.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
16 Sep 2011
fresh:
A sobering but not hopeless look at how the Windy City is attempting to turn around a rising tide of street shooting, through the work of a unique group called CeaseFire.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
6 Oct 2011
fresh:
Where James's film excels is as direct experiential cinema -- without narration, onscreen interviews or acknowledgment of the presence of the camera -- it is an intensely dramatic window into a world.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
7 Oct 2011
fresh:
Ameena Matthews, Cobe Williams and Eddie Bocanegra used to instigate Chicago street violence. Now they live for nipping it in the bud, block by treacherous block.
– Chris Vognar,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Dec 2011
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