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Based on the true story of two African-American teenagers from the South side of Chicago and the NPR producer who takes a chance and hires them to report on the murder of a 5-year-old neighbor.
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Trouble in America - petitlapin
Excellent actors and the nuanced telling of a highly disturbing event (the first 15 minutes may be very painful to watch) make this movie a fascinating one. The only problem is with the music, which is simply terrible. There is no gratuitous violence or over simplification in this account, and overall I found this movie extremely worth renting.Captivating true story - eoguy
This movie was more than I expected. Not that I thought it would be lame. The gist of it is, two high school boys want more from life than what the projects can offer, team up with a BBC reporter who wants to make something of his own career. The reporter soon realizes that his "project" is all too real. The boys do have a difficult life. The truth that they tell, does more than get noticed. There are angry African American activist opposing the project, school kids tease the boys for being "used" by the media, the reporter wants the story to be "real" and the boys are caught in the middle of trying to please everyone... inclduing themselves. This movie is not as "typical" as it seems. Underneath it all is a murder that confuses and muddles the masses as to what really happened and why! The truth, all of it, will be explained by the movies end; and not surprisingly it is an all to real sadness to the truth. The fact that this is a true story (the actual people are shown in the end) that happens everywhere, all the time, and is often overlooked by the media and local governments.
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Trouble in America - petitlapin
Excellent actors and the nuanced telling of a highly disturbing event (the first 15 minutes may be very painful to watch) make this movie a fascinating one. The only problem is with the music, which is simply terrible. There is no gratuitous violence or over ...Captivating true story - eoguy
This movie was more than I expected. Not that I thought it would be lame. The gist of it is, two high school boys want more from life than what the projects can offer, team up with a BBC reporter who wants to make something of his own career. The reporter ...