Boyz n the Hood
Location
Main screening room
Date
June 20th, 2021
Duration
112 min
Cycle
Noir.e.s à la caméra
The recurrent cycle Noir.e.s à la caméra allows us to discover works directed or produced by African or Afrodescendant filmmakers throughout the history of cinema.
Boyz n the Hood
Directed by
John Singleton
Language
VOSTF
Actors
Cuba Gooding Jr., Laurence Fishburne, Hudhail Al-Amir
Origins
USA
Year
1991
Duration
112 min
Genre
Crime, drama
Format
Digital
Synopsis
This film follows the lives of three young men living in the Crenshaw ghetto in Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence and opportunity of life.
John Singleton
John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 – April 28, 2019) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He was best known for writing and directing Boyz n the Hood in 1991, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, becoming, at age 24, the first African American and youngest person to have ever been nominated for that award. (Wikipedia)
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