Underplayed Gems

Charm City (2018)

Charm City poster
Directed by
Marilyn Ness
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 48m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary follows Baltimore residents and officials over three years as they deal with high levels of violence. It looks at what the police and city council do, and also at the community groups that form in response.

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What happens

Charm City is a 2018 crime documentary film directed by Marilyn Ness. The film follows a community in Baltimore, Maryland, over the span of three years of high violence. The film primarily focuses on two threads: the governmental response to the violence—both by the police and the city council—and the citizens' response and the community groups they form. The film debuted at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival and Maryland Film Festival before a wider release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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