Fruitvale Station is the first truly great film I've seen at this year's Cannes Film Festival. The directorial debut of Ryan Coogler delivers powerful performances and a story filled with rage, fear and love in bright stripes. - Rope of Silicon
SYNOPSIS: 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. (c) Weinstein
Unrated, 1 hr. 24 min.
Drama
Directed By: Ryan Coogler
Written By: Ryan Coogler
In Theaters: Jul 12, 2013 Limited
The Weinstein Company - Official Site
CAST: Michael B. Jordan, Jun Kazama,Octavia Spencer, Melonie Diaz, Ahna O'Reilly, Kevin Durand, Chad Michael Murray
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