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Freedomland (DVD, 2006)
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Richard Price's novel FREEDOMLAND is brought to life in this 2006 adaptation. A carjacking-turned-kidnapping provides the set-up for a complex story of racial and class divide, as black detective Lorenzo Council (Samuel L. Jackson) attempts to uncover the truth in victim Brenda Martin's story. Bleeding and dazed in an inner city ER, Brenda (Julianne Moore) explains that on her way home from work in the projects of fictional Dempsey, New Jersey, a black man assaulted her and stole her car. Matters are intensified when it's revealed that her 4-year-old son was asleep in the backseat. Novelist Price (CLOCKERS), who also wrote the screenplay, has never shied away from the blunt realities and moral ambiguities of the contemporary urban experience. Though Price's vision is often unrelentingly bleak, and his characters are far from saintly , there's a weary hopefulness that birddogs them throughout. Stars Jackson and Moore turn in performances as incendiary as the film's subject, and the excellent supporting cast (Edie Falco and Anthony Mackie, among them) tackles these complex characters with both nuance and fire. Director Joe Roth (CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS) is given the monumental task of bringing Price's epic to the screen and his visual approach works well--all cinematic chiaroscuro and icy hues. Still, Price's themes of racial and class tension are rough, murky waters and require both a bold vision and a deft touch. As much as Roth is clearly passionate about the task at hand--setting an emotional fever pitch from the word go--the hopeful resolution he desires is not so easily attained, if attainable at all. FREEDOMLAND is a tough one, and although flawed, in the end, it's an emotionally complex, politically provocative film worth viewing.Product Identifiers
UPC0043396114401
eBay Product ID (ePID)53182111
Product Key Features
ActorEdie Falco, Julianne Moore, Samuel L. Jackson
RatingR
Movie/TV TitleFreedomland
DirectorJoe Roth
FormatDVD
Release Year2006
GenreDrama
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Leading RoleEdie Falco, Julianne Moore, Samuel L. Jackson
Film CountryUSA
Release Date20060530
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Ratings and Reviews
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- May 11, 2024
Surprise ending after compelling intrigue
This movie is a complex plot for Samuel Jackson as a police detective trying to solve a mystery woman and the disappearance of her 4 year old son. Not a lot of action but the story keeps you guessing with tension between mostly black neighborhoods and white prejudice. Well worth the watch.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Jul 12, 2017
Awesome Film
Great deal and interesting plot.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Apr 09, 2018
Excellent
Enjoyed the action great movieVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jul 28, 2018
WTH
THAT AIN'T NOBODY BUT MISS ANNEVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Jun 01, 2021
On edge
Good movieVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jul 01, 2020
Long movie
Good movieVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
