Review of Fruitvale Station (2013) by Derrick M — 22 Oct 2014

Seeing the actual (real) footage of the agh ring at the start was really quite shocking. Great film.

This review of Fruitvale Station (2013) was written by Derrick M on 22 Oct 2014.

Fruitvale Station has generally received very positive reviews.

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