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Red Hook Summer (2012)

Red Hook Summer poster
Directed by
Spike Lee
Genre
drama film, hood film, coming-of-age film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 01m
Rated
R
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy from Atlanta is sent to spend the summer with his strict, religious grandfather in the Red Hook housing projects of Brooklyn. The film follows his experiences over that summer, including his relationships with his grandfather and a local girl.

slow-burnintrospectivegroundedearthycontemplativebittersweetobservational

What happens

Red Hook Summer is a 2012 American drama film co-written and directed by Spike Lee. It is Lee's sixth film in his "Chronicles of Brooklyn" series following She's Gotta Have It, Do the Right Thing, Crooklyn, Clockers, and He Got Game. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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