Themes: Inner City Blues, Vigilantes, Death of a Child
Main Cast: Louis Gossett, Jr., Cynthia Martells, CCH Pounder
Release Year: 1995
Run Time: 100 minutes
Plot
In this tough but literate urban drama (based on a play by Charles Fuller), Zooman (Khalil Kain) is a petty criminal and gangbanger who in the midst of a shootout with other gangsters accidentally kills a nine-year-old girl. The girl's father, Rueben Tate (Louis Gossett Jr.), is distraught over his daughter's death, but becomes even more upset when no one in the neighborhood will step forward to identify the murderer, even though there were many witnesses to the crime. Rueben enlists the aid of the media and posts signs in the community, hoping to shame someone into naming the killer or forcing him into a confrontation. Charles Fuller adapted Zooman's script from his own stage play; he did the same for the film A Soldier's Story. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Sharen Davis - Costume Designer, Leon Ichaso - Director, Gary Karr - Editor, Barry H. Waldman - Line Producer, Daniel Light - Composer (Music Score), Richard Hoover - Production Designer, Jeffrey Jur - Cinematographer, Michael Manheim - Producer, James Freydberg - Producer, Charles Fuller - Screenwriter, Spencer Proffer - Music Producer, Charles Fuller - Play Author
