The Public (2018)

Directed by

Emilio Estevez

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 59m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 85 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of homeless people stage a peaceful protest inside a public library during a cold winter night. The library staff and local authorities must figure out how to respond to the standoff.

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What happens

The Public is a 2018 American drama film directed and written by Emilio Estevez, who also stars in the film alongside an ensemble cast including Alec Baldwin, Jena Malone, Christian Slater, Gabrielle Union, Taylor Schilling, Jacob Vargas, Michael Kenneth Williams, and Jeffrey Wright. The film had its world premiere on September 9, 2018, at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was theatrically released in the United States on April 5, 2019, by Greenwich Entertainment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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