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Original title: When Claude Got Shot
Year: 2021
Running time: 96 min.
Country: United States
Director: Brad Lichtenstein
Cast: Documentary, Self: Victoria Davison, Nathan King, Claud Motley, Regina Ragland
Music: Vernon Reid
Cinematography: Colin Sytsma
Producer: 371 Productions, Black Public Media, Cashmere Originals, Ford Foundation, Independent Television Service, Snoopadelic Pictures, Stick Figure Productions
Genre: Documentary | Poverty
Synopsis: Claude Motley thought he'd beaten the odds: a business owner who moved his family from the violence of Milwaukee to the suburbs of Charlotte. Yet there he is on a trip home for a high school reunion: black male victim, 43, shot in the face during a carjacking. Two nights later, Claude's assailant tries to rob nurse Victoria Davison, but she has a gun and shoots him during the struggle. A rush of guilt overcomes her as she overhears the paramedics - the boy she shot, Nathan King, is only 15 years old. Nathan's parents are devastated. They've done all the right things, including sending their son to a highly ranked suburban school. Now he's charged with multiple crimes, and, worse yet, he's paralyzed waist down. In a single weekend, three African-American families confront a harsh reality: there's no escape from gun violence. Our film follows how each of their lives have changed and the implications their stories have for our society's struggle to overcome gun violence.

Critics' reviews

"Consistently engaging and frequently provocative, but maybe also a little frustrating. Lichtenstein's take isn't completely bloodless, but it's certainly muted on subject matter that maybe required more spark."

Daniel Fienberg: The Hollywood Reporter

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When Claude Got Shot

2021

Brad Lichtenstein