Night Catches Us
Tanya Hamilton
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Plot Summary
Philadelphia, 1976. After years of mysterious absence, Marcus returns to the neighborhood where he came of age in the midst of the Black Power movement. While his arrival raises suspicion among his family and former neighbors, he finds acceptance from his old friend Patricia and her daughter. But Marcus quickly finds himself at odds with the organization he once embraced, whose members suspect he orchestrated the slaying of their former comrade-in-arms. In a startling sequence of events, Marcus must protect a secret that could shatter everyone’s beliefs, as he rediscovers his forbidden passion for Patricia.
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TOMATOMETER
81%- Reviews Counted: 48
- Fresh: 39
- Rotten: 9
- Average Rating: 6.7/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Night Catches Us, a politically sophisticated and ethically serious film, makes no big speeches or obvious points.
Fresh: Night Catches Us, Tanya Hamilton's first feature as a director, is something to cherish.
Rotten: Acting, particularly by Anthony Mackie and Kerry Washington, is first-rate, but the story is as ramshackle as a South Philly tenement, with an equal number of structural violations.
Fresh: The film is compelling as it dramatizes the confusing and contradictory impulses in the black community during that time.
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