Black and Blue (2019)
Black and Blue is an American action thriller film from a screenplay by Peter A. Dowling directed by Deon Taylor in 2019. The film stars Naomie Harris, Tyrese Gibson, Frank Grillo, Mike Colter, Reid Scott, and Beau Knapp, accompanied by a new police officer fleeing after witnessing a suspected informant's murder.
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The movie was premiered at the Urbanworld Film Festival on September 21, 2019 and will be released by Screen Gems in North America on October 25, 2019.
About the Black and Blue
Directed by: Deon Taylor
Produced by: Sean Sorensen, Roxanne Avent, Tyrese Gibson and Naomie Harris
Written by: Peter A. Dowling
Starring: Naomie Harris, Tyrese Gibson, Frank Grillo, Mike Colter, Reid Scott, Beau Knapp and Nafessa Williams
Music by: Geoff Zanelli
Cinematography: Dante Spinotti
Edited by: Peck Prior
Production companies: Royal Viking Entertainment and Hidden Empire Film Group
Distributed by: Screen Gems
Release date: September 21, 2019 (Urbanworld) and October 25, 2019 (United States)
Running time: 108 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English.
Premise
NOPD officer Alicia West (Naomie Harris) catches on her body cam the murder of a drug dealer. What is more troubling is that her husband and a group of corrupt police officers (Frank Grillo, Reid Scott, Beau Knapp) have committed the murder.
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Incapable of getting help from her former family or the police department in which she has vowed, West partners herself with a stranger called Milo (Tyrese Gibson) in an attempt to expose the murder as a local gang places a bounty on the life of West.
Cast
- Naomie Harris as Alicia West
- Tyrese Gibson as Milo "Mouse" Jackson
- Frank Grillo as Terry Malone
- Mike Colter as Darius
- Reid Scott as Kevin
- Beau Knapp
- Nafessa Williams as Missy
- James Moses Black
- Frankie Smith as Tez
Production
It was revealed in August 2017 that Screen Gems had purchased the specscript Exposure from Peter A. Dowling, and Sean Sorensen will be producing the film under his banner for Royal Viking Entertainment. Deon Taylor was confirmed to direct the film in August 2018, and under her Hidden Empire Film Group banner, Roxanne Avent will act as an executive producer. Naomie Harris joined the cast of the film that was retitled from Exposure to Black and Blue in December 2018. The film's ensemble was joined by Frank Grillo, Reid Scott, Tyrese Gibson, Beau Knapp, Mike Colter and Nafessa Williams in January 2019. James Moses Black joined the film's cast in March 2019. Frankie Smith joined the film's cast in April 2019.
Main photography started on January 16, 2019, and ended on February 28, 2019. The movie was filmed using smartphones from CineAlta, Sony α7S II and Sony Xperia 1. Both these products are being sold and manufactured by Sony, Sony Pictures and Screen Gems' parent company.
Release
On September 21, 2019, Black and Blue had their world premiere at the Urbanworld Film Festival. The release is scheduled for October 25, 2019. It was planned for release on September 20, 2019.
Reception
The film holds an approval rating of 40% on review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes and an average rating of 7.5/10, based on 5 reviews.
Conclusion
A new New Orleans police officer has to reconcile her identity as a black woman with her job as a police officer when she witnesses the murder of other police officers.
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