Credited cast: | |||
Josh Charles | ... | Dave Isay | |
Brandon Hammond | ... | Lloyd "Boo" Newman | |
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Serena Lee | ... | Janelle Jones |
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Roderick Pannell | ... | LeAlan Jones |
Irma P. Hall | ... | June Jones | |
Peter Paige | ... | Gary Covino | |
Vanessa Williams | ... | Sandra Williams (as Vanessa A. Williams) | |
Mykelti Williamson | ... | Graham Ellis | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Rukiya Bernard | ... | Sophie Newman | |
K.C. Collins | ... | James (as Chris Collins) | |
Neil Crone | ... | Paxton Wade | |
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Jordan Duncan | ... | Eric Morris |
Daniel Farris | ... | Elvin | |
Jordan Francis | ... | Derrick Morris | |
Maxine Guess | ... | Mrs. Shaw |
Based on a true story, "Our America" is a stark portrait of the urban ghetto landscape as seen through the eyes of two young African-American teens, LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman. Under a radio producer's guidance and mentoring, the boys create a disturbing and remarkable documentary about life in the ghettos. Written by Jwelch5742
I live in Singapore. All the way the other side of the world, in Southeast Asia. I lead a comfortable life, there are no ghettos here. No shootouts. And this movie isn't the first I've watched about living in the ghetto or about the nitty gritty harsh realities of life that I have been lucky enough not to experience myself.
But I don't need to be in the ghetto nor do I need to have lived through them in order to empathise with the characters. This movie's portrayal of the common human condition was convincingly moving enough, without it being overly sappy, that I who live on the other side of the world am able to identify with their emotions and feel for the characters.
For that, I do think it was overall a good movie.