Review of The Interrupters (2011) by Kinohi N — 15 Feb 2012
Steve James' latest documentary 'The Interrupters' tells the story of three "Violence Interrupters" who try to protect Chicago's communities from the violence, particularly youth violence, in which they use to take part in themselves.
The films shows an almost epidemic amount of violence taking places in these communities where young people kill one and other almost daily. These three individuals go into these poor, violent-ridden suburbs to try and forge a path to peace.
It's a meticulous documentary that shows us these people's lives and how they so desperately try to forge a path to peace and stop the blood-shed. There are scenes through-out that are very emotional and definitely open the viewers eyes to a world in which they may not have even known existed to begin with.
We witness the struggle these individuals have in trying to change young men and woman fueled by hate and also witness a few triumphs. I don't really know what else to say about this film, except that you should definitely see it.
This review of The Interrupters (2011) was written by Kinohi N on 15 Feb 2012.
The Interrupters has generally received very positive reviews.
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