Strong Island Netflix Release Date
The movie Strong Island is already released on Netflix in the USA and UK.
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.
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What do the critics say?
Based on 13 Strong Island Netflix reviews, Strong Island gets an average Netflix review score of 85.
5/5
www.theguardian.comNetflix
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.
2383d ago100/100
www.villagevoice.comNetflix
Yance Ford’s wrenching doc 'Strong Island' reclaims the life of a black man killed by a white.
2383d ago90/100
www.villagevoice.comNetflix
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.
2383d ago90/100
www.hollywoodreporter.comNetflix
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.
2383d agoA-/A+
theplaylist.netNetflix
This is cinematic intimacy in the best manner for the worst of all reasons.
2383d ago3.5/4
www.rogerebert.comNetflix
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.
2383d agoB+/A+
ew.comNetflix
Mystery documentary Strong Island investigates a 1992 murder in New York.
2383d ago80/100
www.newyorker.comNetflix
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 aes...
2383d ago80/100
www.nytimes.comNetflix
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.
2383d ago80/100
variety.comNetflix
Yance Ford has made a haunting cinematic memoir, but as an exploration of his brother's 1992 murder it's more meditation than investigation.
2383d agoB/A+
www.avclub.comNetflix
Documentary Strong Island tells a painful yet painfully ubiquitous tale.
2383d ago3/4
www.slantmagazine.comNetflix
Yance Ford’s film builds into an emotionally, intellectually, and aesthetically complex work of essay and memoir.
2383d ago70/100
www.thewrap.comNetflix
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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