Netflix
The movie Strong Island is already released on Netflix in the USA.
Based on 13 reviews, Strong Island gets an average review score of 85
Yance Ford’s extraordinary documentary on the murder of his brother is part journalistic examination, part devastating essay on grief for one black US family.
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Yance Ford’s wrenching doc 'Strong Island' reclaims the life of a black man killed by a white.
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What emerges is a very close, tender look at the Ford family.... The film is unflinching in its portrayal of their devastation after the loss of their eldest son.
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Ten years in the making, Yance Ford's intimate reflection on his brother's senseless death is a sorrowful account of a family isolated in grief and suppressed anger.
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This is cinematic intimacy in the best manner for the worst of all reasons.
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In "Strong Island," Yance Ford, the director, speaks directly to the camera about his brother's murder 20 years ago, and about the resultant shattering of his family.
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Mystery documentary Strong Island investigates a 1992 murder in New York.
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Ford is more than a witness—he is a crucial participant in the events of the film, and its elements of pain and guilt are reflected in his grief-stricken, self-interrogating aesthetic.
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This potent film gives equal weight to complex emotions as well as bare facts. In the same way, it’s not just the story of a man’s death, but also a study of the aftermath.
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Yance Ford has made a haunting cinematic memoir, but as an exploration of his brother's 1992 murder it's more meditation than investigation.
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Documentary Strong Island tells a painful yet painfully ubiquitous tale.
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Yance Ford’s film builds into an emotionally, intellectually, and aesthetically complex work of essay and memoir.
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Director Yance Ford’s camera gets up close and personal as his family recalls a murder for which justice was denied.
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