The Interrupters
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68% Critic Match

The Interrupters

Every City Needs Its Heroes

6.8 / 10 2011 2h 9mNR English
Documentary

Storyline

The Interrupters tells the moving and surprising stories of three Violence Interrupters — former gang members who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once caused.

Cast & Crew

Tio Hardiman

Tio Hardiman

Himself

Lead
Ameena Matthews

Ameena Matthews

Herself

Cobe Williams

Cobe Williams

Himself

Gary Slutkin

Gary Slutkin

Himself

CA

Caprysha Anderson

Herself

Eddie Bocanegra

Eddie Bocanegra

Himself

"M

"Lil' Mikey" Davis

Himself

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Steve James's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Interrupters is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker