The Whole Gritty City
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The Whole Gritty City

8.0 / 10 2013 1h 29mNR English
DocumentaryMusic

Storyline

Young members of 3 New Orleans school marching bands grow up in America's most musical city, and one of its most dangerous. Their band directors get them ready to perform in the Mardi Gras parades, and teach them to succeed and to survive.

Cast & Crew

BD

Bruce Davenport Jr.

Lead
KD

Kirk Dugar Jr.

BF

Brandon Franklin

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Barber's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Whole Gritty City is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker