Our America

Our America (2002)

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Our America is the story of LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman two inner-city Chicago teenagers who eloquently distilled their lives on the Mean Streets into an award-winning Public Radio documentary (and later, a book) titled Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago. When a local NPR… More

R, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By
Brandon Hammond, Ernest R. Dickerson
Written By
Gordon Rayfield
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Jan 1, 2002 Wide
On DVD
Apr 13, 2004
Showtime Networks Inc.

Critic Reviews

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    [A] really strong work from start to finish.

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