Strong Island

2017

Action / Crime / Documentary

Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 57% · 47 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 57% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 4318 4.3K

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Plot summary

Examining the violent death of the filmmaker’s brother and the judicial system that allowed his killer to go free, this documentary interrogates murderous fear and racialized perception, and re-imagines the wreckage in catastrophe’s wake, challenging us to change.

Director

Yance Ford Photo
Yance Ford

Top cast

Yance Ford Photo
Yance Ford as Self
Harvey Walker Photo
Harvey Walker as Self
Kevin Myers Photo
Kevin Myers as Self
Lauren Ford Photo
Lauren Ford as Self
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992.12 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles dk   de   gr   us   es   fi   fr   it   no   nl   pl   pt   sv   tr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
Seeds 3
1.99 GB
1920*1072
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles dk   de   gr   us   es   fi   fr   it   no   nl   pl   pt   sv   tr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by zlucev 6 / 10

Definitely watch it

Incredibly moving documentary, the outrage of the family can (rightfully) be felt througout the entire film. Beautifly shot. Still, it leaves a lot to be desired and is confusing at times - the story of her brother helping the DA who got shot is someting that needed a lot more time, going more into the event(s) that led up to the killing of William etc. Some parts are just confusing - what would be different if she had told her brother of her orientation, it took me a bit to understand it was his diary she was reading (for a moment there I though it was hers). I would definitely want to see and hear more (perhaps in several episodes) about him, perhaps hear from a someone serving on the jury (if possible) etc. If the entire point of it was to humanize the vicitim and carry on the memory of him, it has been achieved. But I cannot shake the feeling that there was a lot more that could be said.
Reviewed by ok_english_bt 7 / 10

Humanizing a story, not focusing on the black and white ...

'Strong Island' clearly divides people. I don't think it's as bad as some make out, but rather a touchingly honest and reflective account of how a family unravelled in the aftermath of a tragedy. References are made to the racism of the incident and possible implications in the investigation. I don't know enough about the case, and I don't think the intention of Yance Ford was to take it apart and contest it, although there were references to flaws in the justice system. The mother's account of the covert racism in the courts was quite powerful but in my opinion didn't 'fit' with the overall message of the film.Rather, Ford's account of her brother's killing and the events following it focuses on human-level tragedy rather than criminal justice (lack of) and social motives ... the phone scenes are jaw-dropping, actually, see the film for yourself ...
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