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Simon Cellan Jones bases his new film on the book Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home. The film is a combination of the typical dog story, in which a mutt captures your heart, with a sports film aimed to pump up the rate of your heartbeat. The sport is Adventure Racing …
Raoul Peck uses an unpublished James Baldwin work as his guide & script, enriched by archival clips & interviews, to expose racism in the US.
A black mother gets nowhere with a white cop in finding out about her missing son until her white husband shows up & then a black officer.
An African boy adopted by white parents wins wide respect at high school, but his black teacher suspects he plans violence when she reads his essay.
A dedicated black teacher, suspicious of her star black pupil, brings his white parents into her plan to prevent any violence at the school, thus raising unsettling questions.
Other critics dismiss this story about the Brazilian soccer legend, but I think it will touch your heart. Click the image to read my review.