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
The Interrupters
Every City Needs Its Heroes
2011 · 2h 9m · Unrated
Documentary
Directed by
Steve James
Overview
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
99%
Tomatometer
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
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
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
Fresh
Realistically inspiring and, thankfully, not overly dramatized.
Stephanie Merry, Washington Post
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