The Public (2018)
Directed by Emilio Estevez
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Urban Drama |
Release Date - Apr 5, 2019 (USA - Limited), Jul 9, 2019 (USA) |
Run Time - 122 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - PG13
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Emilio Estevez directs and stars as Stuart, a librarian who helps a group of local homeless people take refuge from a brutal winter night by staging a sit-in at the free public library. As Stuart and his co-worker Myra (Jena Malone) work to get these "patrons," led by Jackson (Michael K. Williams), situated, the library's security team calls the police. A misunderstanding combined with the eagerness of a politician (Christian Slater) and a TV reporter (Gabrielle Union) to advance their own agendas leads to their noble act being confused for a hostage situation.
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homelessness, librarian, library, police, social-awareness, social-inequality, social-injustice