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Fruitvale Station

<em>Fruitvale Station </em>is a portrait of the last day of Oscar Grant, an inmate turned clean who was killed by BART officer Johannes Mehserle.

Fruitvale Station
Cast:

Michael B. Jordan
Melonie Diaz
Kevin Durand
Chad Michael Murray
Ahna O’Reilly
Octavia Spencer

Director:
Ryan Coogler

Producer:
Nina Yang Bonjiovi, Forest Whitaker

Written by:
Ryan Coogler

Distributor:
The Weinstein Company

Budget:
$900,000

Box Office:
$17.4 million

Awards:

Cannes Film Festival Award for Best First Film



Metacritic Score:
85

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
94

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