The Force (2017)
A Film About The Oakland Police Department
The Force presents a cinema vérité look deep inside the long-troubled Oakland Police Department as it struggles to confront federal demands for reform, a popular uprising following events in Ferguson, MO, and an explosive scandal.
- Date of release
- 2017-01-22
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (24)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Peter Nicks
Casting
- Juan-Carlos Zapata — Bridesgroom
Interesting facts
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Sundance U.S. Directing Award: Documentary
The Force is a 2017 documentary film directed by Peter Nicks. The documentary describes two years of efforts by the Oakland Police Department to implement reforms against police misconduct and scandals, at a time of growing social unrest, protests demanding increased police accountability, and ongoing federal oversight. The film won the Documentary Directing Award at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and a Golden Gate Award at the 2017 San Francisco International Film Festival.
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