A black police detective must solve a strange case of a kidnapped boy and deal with a big racial protest.A black police detective must solve a strange case of a kidnapped boy and deal with a big racial protest.A black police detective must solve a strange case of a kidnapped boy and deal with a big racial protest.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
- Felicia
- (as Aunjanue Ellis)
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- TriviaMichael Winterbottom was the original Director, and did extensive work before leaving this project.
- GoofsThe scenes at the Freedomland facility appear to be in late fall/winter - trees are bare, subjects are wearing heavy clothing. When Lorenzo interviews Brenda, he states on the tape recorder the date of the interview is May.
- Quotes
Lorenzo Council: Kiss my ass, brotherfucker.
Featured review
Another good Samuel L. Jackson performance
I have always been a fan of Samuel L. Jackson (Shaft, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Pulp Fiction), and do not miss a chance to see his films.
Yes, there are some major errors in this film. How come local cops are handling a kidnapping? Why didn't they look for the car? Hello, fingerprints? However, those can be ignored to focus on what this film really is. Like Crash, it is a study of racist cops and how they treat minorities differently that whites. It doesn't matter that Jackson is a black cop. he is not in control of the power. It is also a story of how cops start race riots. There have been at least 15 reported incidents in one year alone (1967) of cops starting race riots.
The film also stars Julianne Moore (The Hours, Boogie Nights) and Edie Falco (The Sopranos).
Yes, there are some major errors in this film. How come local cops are handling a kidnapping? Why didn't they look for the car? Hello, fingerprints? However, those can be ignored to focus on what this film really is. Like Crash, it is a study of racist cops and how they treat minorities differently that whites. It doesn't matter that Jackson is a black cop. he is not in control of the power. It is also a story of how cops start race riots. There have been at least 15 reported incidents in one year alone (1967) of cops starting race riots.
The film also stars Julianne Moore (The Hours, Boogie Nights) and Edie Falco (The Sopranos).
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- Jul 29, 2007
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Vùng Đất Tự Do
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $37,665,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $12,512,886
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,833,562
- Feb 19, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $14,655,628
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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