Charm City is a 2018 crime documentary film directed by Marilyn Ness. The film follows a community in Baltimore, Maryland, over the span of three years of high violence. The film primarily focuses on two threads: the governmental response to the violence—both by the police and the city council—and the citizens' response and the community groups they form.
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| Directed by | Marilyn Ness |
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| Edited by | Don Bernier |
| Music by | Todd Griffin |
The film debuted at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival and Maryland Film Festival before a wider release.
Synopsis
editThis article needs a plot summary. (January 2023) |
Cast
edit- Clayton "Mr. C" Guyton
- Alex Long
- Major Monique Brown
- Officer Eric Winston
- Officer John Gregorio
- Councilman Brandon Scott
Release
editCritical response
editOn the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 8.06/10.[1] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 85 out of 100, based on five critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[2] The film was on the short list for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[3]
Ben Kenigsberg writing for the New York Times wrote, "The film captures up close the way violence transforms neighborhoods and families with an immediacy that transcends headlines or sensationalism."[4]
References
edit- ^ Charm City (2018), retrieved 2020-12-06
- ^ Charm City, retrieved 2020-12-06
- ^ Kaltenbach, Chris. "'Charm City' documentary makes Oscars short list". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (2018-10-16). "Review: 'Charm City' Vividly Captures the Streets of Baltimore (Published 2018)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
External links
edit- Charm City at IMDb
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