Crash

Written by:
Paul Haggis

Directed by:
Paul Haggis

Made in:
USA & Germany in 2004

Actors:
Karina Arroyave .... Elizabeth
Dato Bakhtadze .... Lucien
Sandra Bullock .... Jean Cabot
Don Cheadle .... Det. Graham Waters
Art Chudabala .... Ken Ho
Sean Cory .... Motorcycle Cop
Tony Danza .... Fred
Keith David .... Lt. Dixon
Loretta Devine .... Shaniqua Johnson
Matt Dillon .... Officer Ryan
Jennifer Esposito .... Ria
Ime Etuk .... Georgie (as Ime N. Etuk)
Eddie J. Fernandez .... Officer Gomez (as Eddie Fernandez)
William Fichtner .... Jake Flanagan
Howard Fong .... Store Owner

Plot:
Several stories interweave during two days in Los Angeles involving a collection of inter-related characters: a black police detective with a drugged out mother and a thieving younger brother, two car thieves who are constantly theorizing on society and race, the distracted district attorney and his irritated and pampered wife, a racist veteran cop (caring for a sick father at home) who disgusts his more idealistic younger partner, a successful black Hollywood director and his wife who must deal with racist cop, a Persian-immigrant father who buys a gun to protect his shop, a Hispanic locksmith and his young daughter who is afraid of bullets, and more. IMDB

Review:
I was unsure of this movie going into it, but now I rate it among movies like American History X.

There aren't many movies that can be told in this way and still hold the same excitement or meaning. And this movie pulls it off well!

Definately a movie for everyone to see, if not only because of the racial signifigance. A movie that will make you cry. And an amazing cast!

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