Kings (2017)

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Movie
Original title Kings
Country of production Belgium , France
Publishing year 2017
length 88 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Deniz Gamze Ergüven
script Deniz Gamze Ergüven
production Charles Gillibert ,
Vincent Maraval
music Nick Cave , Warren Ellis
camera David Chizallet
cut Mathilde Van de Moortel
occupation

Kings is a Belgian-French drama film directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven , which premiered on September 13, 2017 at the Toronto International Film Festival .

action

Millie, a single mother, lives in South Central, Los Angeles in 1992 and has a passion for drifters. Although she already has eight children, all of whom live in her apartment, she will soon have another child. The only white man in the neighborhood, which is largely populated by Afro-Americans, Latinos, and Koreans, is their neighbor Obie. It seems that the two will never become allies, but when the four officers who brutally beat Afro-American Rodney King during an arrest the previous year are acquitted , which was completely disproportionate, and riots begin in the city, they are acquitted to work together to protect Millie's children.

Historical background

After the African American US citizen Rodney King was on March 3, 1991, the victim of excessive police violence, as traktierten him four police officers when he was arrested by caning and kicks brutal, this, however, more than a year were later acquitted, broke in Los Angeles violent unrest from .

production

The film was funded by Bliss Media and Maven Pictures. Directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven , who also wrote the screenplay for the film. The score was composed by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. The soundtrack to the film, which includes 16 pieces of music, was released by Milan Records on April 27, 2018.

Halle Berry took on the role of single mother Millie, while Daniel Craig plays her neighbor Obie.

The film premiered on September 13, 2017 at the Toronto International Film Festival and was released in selected US cinemas on April 27, 2018. The Orchard secured the North American rights.

reception

Variety's Peter Debruge says you see the violent riots that broke out in Los Angeles in 1992 in a way that has never been seen before and sums up the retelling of the story as follows: “Just in the core cast, people lose their children, kill siblings, have sex for the first time, get arrested, make headlines, and somehow manage to do their homework - all within the first 24 hours of the riot ”

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for Kings . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 179583 / V). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. ↑ http://variety.com/2016/film/news/la-riots-movie-halle-berry-bliss-media-maven-pictures-1201943527/
  3. ↑ http://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/03/07/kings-soundtrack-details/
  4. ↑ https://www.screendaily.com/news/the-orchard-bows-down-to-kings/5118213.article
  5. ↑ "Within the core set of characters alone, people lose kids, kill siblings, have first-time sex, get arrested, make the news and somehow still manage to finish their homework, all in the space of the riots' first 24 hours. “ Peter Debruge: Toronto Film Review: 'Kings'. Variety , September 13, 2017, accessed May 16, 2018 .