On the big screen: Kings

Starring: Halle Berry, Daniel Craig, Lamar Johnson, Kaalan Walker and Rachel Hilson.

Director: Deniz Gamze Ergüven.

Set against a backdrop of rising racial tensions after the verdict in the Rodney King trial in 1992.

Millie is a tough and protective single foster mother of eight who must ally herself with Obie, her neighbour and local loose cannon, when racial tensions start to mount.

As the civil unrest in Los Angeles grows following the acquittal of four of the officers accused of beating Rodney King, Millie and Obie must navigate the chaos that surrounds them in order to ensure her children’s safety. – Nu Metro

Warning: Violence and strong language

 

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