Fruitvale Station
A potent dramatic chronicle of contemporary American life, crackling with energy and possibility.
Fruitvale Station
Winner of both the Grand Jury Prize for dramatic feature and the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, director Ryan Coogler’s FRUITVALE STATION follows the true story of Oscar Grant (Michael B. Jordan), a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who wakes up on the morning of December 31, 2008 and feels something in the air. Not sure what it is, he takes it as a sign to get a head start on his resolutions: being a better son to his mother (Octavia Spencer), whose birthday falls on New Year’s Eve, being a better partner to his girlfriend Sophina (Melonie Diaz), who he hasn’t been completely honest with as of late, and being a better father to Tatiana (Ariana Neal), their beautiful four year-old daughter. Crossing paths with friends, family, and strangers, Oscar starts out well, but as the day goes on, he realizes that change is not going to come easily. His resolve takes a tragic turn, however, when BART officers shoot him in cold blood at the Fruitvale subway stop on New Year’s Day. Oscar’s life and tragic death would shake the Bay Area – and the entire nation – to its very core.
Genre
Drama,
Bio-pic
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Runtime
85
Language
English
Director
Ryan Coogler
Cast
Michael B Jordan,
Melonie Diaz,
Kevin Durand,
Octavia Spencer
Awards:
Winner, Audience Award ~ World Cinema: Documentary, Sundance Film Festival
Winner, Grand Jury Prize ~ Dramatic, Sundance Film Festival
Winner, Un Certain Regard ~ Avenir Prize, Cannes Film Festival
MOREFEATURED REVIEW
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Made with assurance and deep emotion, "Fruitvale Station" is more than a remarkable directing debut for 26-year-old Ryan Coogler. It's an outstanding film by any standard. Featuring a leap-to-stardom performance by Michael B. Jordan, "Fruitvale's" demonstration of how effective understated ...
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