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Synopsis: This is the true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who wakes up on the morning of December 31, 2008 and feels something in the air. Not sure what it is, he takes it as a sign to get a head start on his resolutions: being a better son to his mother, whose birthday falls on New Year's Eve, being a better partner to his girlfriend, who he hasn't been completely honest with as of late, and being a better father to T, their beautiful 4 year old daughter. He starts out well, but as the day goes on, he realizes that change is not going to come easy. He crosses paths with friends, family, and strangers, each exchange showing us that there is much more to Oscar than meets the eye. But it would be his final encounter of the day, with police officers at the Fruitvale BART station that would shake the Bay Area to its very core, and cause the entire nation to be witnesses to the story of Oscar Grant.
Director(s): Ryan Coogler
Production: The Weinstein Company
  39 wins & 53 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Metacritic:
85
Rotten Tomatoes:
94%
R
Year:
2013
85 min
$11,010,136
Website
1,262 Views


for my Mom's birthday.

Hope you found everything you need.

Yeah, I just want to talk to you

for a second.

It's a little nuts right now,

holiday and all.

Look, I want to talk about my job.

- The position's been filled.

- Look, look, Emi...

Look, I really need this job, all right?

I was going through some sh*t before

trying to get back on my feet,

you feel me, but... I need this.

You can start me off with one shift

a week or whatever, I'll be here.

Work me 40 hours, only pay me for 20...

Dude, I hired somebody else.

For me to bring you back, that means

I have to let someone else go.

Someone who's never showed up late once.

I'm sorry, I like you, man...

I need this f***in' job, bruh.

You want me sellin' dope, bruh?

Oscar...

You need me outside waiting

for you to get done, bruh?

You take care of yourself.

Hey!

I'm an expert now.

See you got everything you need.

I've got everything, thank you.

No problem.

- Here you go.

- Oh.

I'm Katie, by the way.

- Oscar.

- Happy New Year.

- Happy New Year.

- What's up, bruh?

- Emi was good.

- He put you back on?

- Starting next week.

- That's what's up.

Take it easy, man.

We celebrating tonight.

- Can you not be late?

- Don't even worry about that, man.

- Just answer your phone. Be safe, bruh.

- All right. Yep.

- Hello?

- Hey chump, what's up?

- What are you doin'?

- Just got back in from the job.

l thought you was off today?

- I am.

- You call Mom yet?

- Yeah, did you?

- Yeah.

But I got some good news

and some bad news.

Gimme the bad news first.

I'm gonna need some help

with rent this month.

- How much?

- Like, 300.

But l can get you back

n a couple of weeks.

OK, so what's the good news?

- I'm doing overtime tonight.

- Come on, Chantay.

l gotta do t. Plus, Moms understands.

But I need you to get her a card

for me and sign it, all right?

- All right.

- Osc, don't get me no fake-ass card

with no white people on it.

I want a black card.

- All right, I got you.

- All right.

- I love you, all right?

- Love you too, screw up.

Whatever, bye.

What's up with it, Osc?

What's good with it, bruh?

My bad about last night.

Still trying to get that?

Hey, I'm not out that way though.

I'm gonna be in the town all day.

It's cool, I can come to you, bruh.

All right, meet me over here

by the water. Right off the 80.

Gmme about an hour.

- All right, bet that.

- Bet.

Yeah.

Hey...

What's up, boy?

What's up, boy? What's up?

Hey! Hey! Hey, slow down!

Hey! Hey! Slow down!

You b*tch motherf***er!

Slow down!

Hi. What's up, bruh?

What's up, bruh? It's all right, bruh.

It's all right.

It's all right, bruh.

It's all right, bruh...

You with me, bruh?

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Ryan Coogler

Ryan Kyle Coogler is an American film director and screenwriter. His first feature film, Fruitvale Station, won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. more…

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