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Strong Island (2017)
A Deeply Moving True Crime Documentary
At a time when true crime often dwells in the salacious details of gruesome mysteries, Strong Island is a heartbreaking portrait of the impact of tragedy on a once-happy family. Although it may take on a simplistic style, the storytelling and raw emotion of this documentary is uniquely complex. There are no detectives uncovering clues, suspect interviews, or courtroom dramas. Instead, you are confronted, face-to-face, with the immense pain and immeasurable grief of a well-educated, black family who were denied compassion, answers, and their day in court by a justice system too willing to view a young, black man as a dangerous suspect even in his own murder.
Strong Island is a must-watch documentary for anyone willing to do what the justice system should have done, take the time to listen to this family's story.