Release dates

September 15, 2017

91 months ago

Netflix

Released

Netflix
Sep 15, 2017
91 months ago

Strong Island release date

The movie Strong Island is already released on Netflix in the USA.

Strong Island

Movie
85
Filmmaker Yance Ford takes an emotional and unflinching look at his...
Filmmaker Yance Ford takes an emotional and unflinching look at his family's devastation and lingering pain after the murder of their son and brother, William Ford.
Filmmaker Yance Ford takes an emotional and unflinching look at his family's devastation and lingering pain after the murder of their son and brother, William Ford.
85

What the critics say

Based on 13 reviews, Strong Island gets an average review score of 85

5/5
theguardian.com
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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.

2710d ago

100/100
villagevoice.com
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Yance Ford’s wrenching doc 'Strong Island' reclaims the life of a black man killed by a white.

2710d ago

90/100
villagevoice.com
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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.

2710d ago

90/100
hollywoodreporter.com
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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.

2710d ago

A-/A+
theplaylist.net
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This is cinematic intimacy in the best manner for the worst of all reasons.

2710d ago

3.5/4
rogerebert.com
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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.

2710d ago

B+/A+
ew.com
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Mystery documentary Strong Island investigates a 1992 murder in New York.

2710d ago

80/100
newyorker.com
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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.

2710d ago

80/100
nytimes.com
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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.

2710d ago

80/100
variety.com
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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.

2710d ago

B/A+
avclub.com
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Documentary Strong Island tells a painful yet painfully ubiquitous tale.

2710d ago

3/4
slantmagazine.com
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Yance Ford’s film builds into an emotionally, intellectually, and aesthetically complex work of essay and memoir.

2710d ago

70/100
thewrap.com
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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.

2710d ago

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