Black and Blue (2019)

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Movie
Original title Black and Blue
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2019
length 108 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Deon Taylor
script Peter A. Dowling
production Sean Sorensen
music Geoff Zanelli
camera Dante Spinotti
occupation
synchronization

Black and Blue is an action thriller by Deon Taylor that was released in US cinemas in October 2019 and in German cinemas in November 2019.

action

After working for the US armed forces in Iraq and then graduating from the Police Academy with honors, Alicia West is a newcomer to the police force in New Orleans , where she used to grow up. At work, she witnesses the murder of a young drug dealer by corrupt police officers in a disused power station. Her body camera records what her colleagues did. When the police notice the witness of her crime, they hunt down Alicia and try to get hold of the body camera. Alica is shot here, but is able to flee. Since the killed drug dealer was close to a major drug dealer and the police officers pass Alicia off as his murderer, Alicia is subsequently not only wanted by the corrupt police officers, but also by the drug scene. With the help of her friend Milo "Mouse" Jackson, who works in a supermarket, Alica tries to secure the incriminating footage and hunt down the corrupt colleagues.

production

Directed by Deon Taylor

Directed by Deon Taylor and written by Peter A. Dowling

Starring Naomie Harris as Alicia West and Tyrese Gibson as Milo "Mouse" Jackson. Other roles were cast with Frank Grillo , Mike Colter and Nafessa Williams .

The shooting took place in Algiers , a district of New Orleans in Louisiana .

The score is composed by Geoff Zanelli .

A first trailer was presented in June 2019.

A first screening took place in September 2019 as part of the UrbanWorld Film Festival, where it was shown as a graduation film. The film opened in US cinemas on October 25, 2019. It started in Germany on November 14, 2019. Here the film was approved by the FSK for ages 16 and up. The statement of reasons for the release states that the film has a gloomy, threatening and tense atmosphere almost throughout and that there are numerous action scenes and shootings, some with massive depictions of violence and killings. The depiction of the gangster worlds is recognizable for viewers from 16 years of age as part of the cinematic construct, which has no real role model function, and in the end there is also a clear victory of the good over corruption and crime.

reception

Reviews and grossing results

Overall, the film received mixed feedback from the critics.

The film critic Antje Wessels writes that when the victims of police arbitrariness band together, it is a very symbolic act in which Deon Taylor does not drive in subtle ways, but still works both in terms of content and in the statement: “Because the more often the makers Here repeat scenes of the indiscriminate exercise of power against blacks and those who are allowed to describe their experiences with the authorities, the more one becomes aware of the extent of such real problems - and memories of the tonally completely differently localized but no less clear The Hate U Give are awakened. "Wessels describes Black and Blue as "racism accusation meets cop thriller," which works amazingly well most of the time. Only when the genre stereotypes take over in the second half of the film does the film lose credibility and tension.

The budget of around 12 million US dollars is offset by worldwide revenues of 22.7 million US dollars so far, of which the film alone has grossed around 22 million in North America.

Awards

American Black Film Festival 2020

  • Nomination for film of the year

NAACP Image Awards 2020

synchronization

The German synchronization was created from the dialogue director of Tim Sander on behalf of SDI Media Germany GmbH, Berlin.

actor Voice actor role
Naomie Harris Vera Teltz Alicia West
Tyrese Gibson Tobias Kluckert Milo "Mouse" Jackson
Nafessa Williams Dana Friedrich Missy
Nelson Bonilla Johannes Berenz Officer Doyle
Beau Knapp Tim Sander Smitty
Frank Grillo Dennis Schmidt-Foss Terry Malone
Frankie Smith Tom Raczko Tez
NN Robert Glatzeder Ox

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of Release for Black and Blue . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 194825 / K). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. ↑ Shenequa Golding: 'Black And Blue' Trailer Puts Body Cam Footage Front And Center. In: vibe.com, June 24, 2019.
  3. ↑ a b Bory's Kit: Tyrese Gibson Joins Naomie Harris in 'Black and Blue'. In: The Hollywood Reporter, January 11, 2019.
  4. ↑ https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/tyrese-gibson-frank-grillo-join-naomie-harris-in-black-and-blue/
  5. ↑ Amanda N'Duka: Mike Colter, Nafessa Williams Join Sony's 'Black And Blue' Thriller Starring Naomie Harris. In: deadline.com, January 23, 2019.
  6. ↑ https://shadowandact.com/naomie-harris-and-tyrese-gibson-black-and-blue
  7. ↑ Geoff Zanelli to Score Deon Taylor's 'Black and Blue'. In: filmmusicreporter.com, June 21, 2019.
  8. ↑ https://www.filmfutter.com/news/black-and-blue-trailer/
  9. ↑ Wilson Morales: Trailer To Deon Taylor's Cop Thriller 'Black and Blue'. In: blackfilm.com, June 23, 2019
  10. ↑ Mackenzie Nichols: 'Harriet' to Open 2019 Urbanworld Film Festival. In: Variety, August 30, 2019.
  11. ↑ Start dates in Germany . In: insidekino.com. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  12. ↑ https://www.spio-fsk.de/?seitid=2737&tid=469&Vers=1&FGID=5320
  13. ↑ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/black_and_blue_2019
  14. ^ Antje Wessels: Black and Blue. In: wessels-filmkritik.com, November 5, 2019.
  15. ^ Black and Blue. In: boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  16. ↑ American Black Film Festival Announces 2020 'Movie of the Year' Nominees. In: broadwayworld.com, December 18, 2019.
  17. ↑ Erik Anderson: 2020 NAACP Awards: Billy Porter, Lizzo, Regina King, Angela Bassett up for Entertainer of the Year. In: awardswatch.com, January 9, 2020.