132 mins |
Rated
R (for violence, some strong sexuality, nudity, pervasive language, and brief drug use.)
Directed by Melina Matsoukas
Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Bokeem Woodbine, Chloë Sevigny, Sturgill Simpson, Indya Moore, Jodie Turner-Smith
A complex film with many layers, Makeready’s Queen & Slim, from Emmy Award-winning writer Lena Waithe, explores America’s social and political climate through the lens of a genre-defying love story. When a Black man and Black woman on a first date are pulled over by a police officer at a traffic stop, their life goes awry. Forced to kill him in self-defense, rather than turn themselves in, they must go on the run.
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A complex film with many layers, Makeready’s Queen & Slim, from Emmy Award-winning writer Lena Waithe, explores America’s social and political climate through the lens of a genre-defying love story. When a Black man and Black woman on a first date are pulled over by a police officer at a traffic stop, their life goes awry. Forced to kill him in self-defense, rather than turn themselves in, they must go on the run.