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The Interrupters

Directed by: Steve James
Runtime: 2hr 5min Year: 2011
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Directed by: Steve James
Runtime: 2hr 5min Year: 2011
Country: United States
Last Screened: Thu 8th Sep 2011

A breath-taking account of efforts to end the epidemic of violence in Chicago's impoverished black communities.

A breath-taking account of efforts to end the epidemic of violence in Chicago’s impoverished black communities. Acclaimed director Steve James (Hoop Dreams) follows the ‘violence interrupters’ who have curbed their own troubled pasts to try and protect their neighbourhood. We follow the impassioned representatives from the CeaseFire Project as they battle against the relentless bloodshed of modern gang culture to provide an option of real hope.