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- UPC/EAN: 014381293821
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113708211
- Studio: Image
- Release Date: October 13, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #4258 in Movies (See Top 100 Movies Bestsellers)
- #783 in Drama (See Top 100 Drama Bestsellers)
- #781 in Drama, General (See Top 100 Drama, General Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "American Violet" starring Nicole Beharie to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "American Violet"Browse more products related to "Nicole Beharie, Tim Blake Nelson and Timothy J. Disney"ReviewWall Street Journal, 04/17/2009, "Mr. Disney has great success directing a fine cast that includes Will Patton, who gives his most affecting performance of his career..." Washington Post, 04/17/2009, "[With] excellent, nuanced performances by Beharie, Woodard, Nelson and Patton..." New York Times, 04/17/2009, "Directed by Tim Disney from a screenplay written by its producer, Bill Haney, the film is beautifully acted by Ms. Beharie..." Chicago Sun-Times, 04/15/2009, 3 stars out of 4 -- "AMERCIAN VIOLET stars Nicole Beharie, a recent Juilliard graduate in her second role, as Dee Roberts. It is a stunning performance..." Box Office, 02/13/2009, 3 stars out of 5 -- "There is a realistically detailed atmosphere throughout the film....The actors successfully personalize the struggle against an unscrupulous authority, building an emotional impact into AMERICAN VIOLET." Release NoteDVD Features: Product NotesBased on the real-life events surrounding a military-style drug raid on the poor, predominantly black housing project of Arlington Springs, director Tim Disney’s AMERICAN VIOLET shines an unflinching spotlight on the shameful racial profiling practices of a corrupt district attorney in a rural Texas town. The raid, which occurs after a tip by a single informant (a former mental patient bullied by the police to name names), targets among others Dee, a single mother of four with no prior drug charges (excellently played by newcomer Nicole Beharie). When the defendant assigned to her case tries to pressure her into a guilty plea in exchange for a 10-year suspended sentence, Dee refuses, rightly insisting that she has done no wrong. But with the vast majority of the prosecuted taking plea deals, even Dee’s mother (Alfre Woodard) thinks she’s a fool. Dee’s heroic defiance soon wins acolytes in ACLU lawyer David Cohen (Tim Blake Nelson) and his assistant, Byron Hill (Malcolm Barrett). The Yankee lawyers team up with local consul Sam Conroy (Will Patton), a gun-toting Texan battling his own past racist demons, building their case against Calvin Beckett (Michael O’Keefe), the villainous D.A. whose tough-on-crime tactics are a smokescreen for his blatantly racially motivated tactics. Set against the backdrop of 2000’s Bush vs. Gore contest, AMERICAN VIOLET’s left-leaning polemic is clear; but the film’s core message of the fight against injustice rings loud, and is underscored by powerful performances from Beharie, Woodard, and O’Keefe--whose dramatic unraveling during Beckett’s deposition speech is, alone, worth the price of admission. If You Enjoy "American Violet (DVD)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "American Violet (DVD)"There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review!
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