Film

The Public 2019

Directed by Emilio Estevez

  • Drama
  • 122 min
  • PG-13

Every story matters.

An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.

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Contemporary, raw, classical in form and earnest.

  • contemporarynostalgic
  • rawmeticulous
  • classical in formformally daring
  • earnestironic
  • gravecomic

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  • Would a little humor have helped?

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