City So Real

8.2IMDb Score
Released:2020-10-29
Duration:67 min
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Actors:
Production:Kartemquin Films, Participant, National Geographic Documentary Films

Overview:

Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Steve James’ fascinating and complex portrait of contemporary Chicago delivers a deep, multifaceted look into the soul of a quintessentially American city, set against the backdrop of its history-making 2019 mayoral election, and the tumultuous 2020 summer of COVID-19 and social upheaval following the police killing of George Floyd.

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