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17 Blocks

  • 20192019
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
249
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POPULARITY
100,106
15,254
17 Blocks (2019)
Documentary
Using two decades of intimate home video, the story of the Sanford family, whose struggles with addiction and gun violence eventually lead to a journey of love, loss, and acceptance.Using two decades of intimate home video, the story of the Sanford family, whose struggles with addiction and gun violence eventually lead to a journey of love, loss, and acceptance.Using two decades of intimate home video, the story of the Sanford family, whose struggles with addiction and gun violence eventually lead to a journey of love, loss, and acceptance.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
249
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
100,106
15,254
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Davy Rothbart
    • Writers
      • Mark Monroe(story consultant)
      • Davy Rothbart
      • Jennifer Tiexiera
    • Stars
      • Cheryl Sanford
      • Chris Fedderson
      • Emmanuel Durant Jr.
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Davy Rothbart
    • Writers
      • Mark Monroe(story consultant)
      • Davy Rothbart
      • Jennifer Tiexiera
    • Stars
      • Cheryl Sanford
      • Chris Fedderson
      • Emmanuel Durant Jr.
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 6User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 16 wins & 12 nominations

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    17 Blocks (2019)
    Emmanuel Durant Jr. and Carmen Payne in 17 Blocks (2019)
    Cheryl Sanford, Emmanuel Durant Jr., Akil 'Smurf' Sanford, and Denice Sanford-Durant in 17 Blocks (2019)
    Emmanuel Durant Jr. in 17 Blocks (2019)
    Akil 'Smurf' Sanford in 17 Blocks (2019)
    Denice Sanford-Durant in 17 Blocks (2019)
    Akil 'Smurf' Sanford in 17 Blocks (2019)
    17 Blocks (2019)
    Cheryl Sanford in 17 Blocks (2019)
    Carmen Payne in 17 Blocks (2019)
    Emmanuel Durant Jr. in 17 Blocks (2019)
    Emmanuel Durant Jr. in 17 Blocks (2019)

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    Cheryl Sanford
    • Self
    Chris Fedderson
    • Self
    Emmanuel Durant Jr.
    • Self
    Denice Sanford-Durant
    • Self
    Akil 'Smurf' Sanford
    • Self
    Neville Rankin
    • Self
    • (as Neville 'Joe' Rankin)
    Anthony Plater
    • Self
    St. James Cashwell
    • Self
    Justin Sanford
    • Self
    Carmen Payne
    • Self
    Faith Sanford
    • Self
    Akil Sanford Jr.
    • Self
    • (as Akil 'Lil Smurf' Sanford Jr.)
    Takel Sanford
    • Self
    Eric Mitchell
    • Self
    A.J. Mitchell
    • Self
    • (as AJ Mitchell)
    Jamail Belton
    • Self
    • (as Jamil 'Woo' Belton)
    Ardell Payne
    • Self
    Graylan Hagler
    • Self
    • (as Reverend Graylan Hagler)
    • Director
      • Davy Rothbart
    • Writers
      • Mark Monroe(story consultant)
      • Davy Rothbart
      • Jennifer Tiexiera
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    • Trivia
      The title of the film refers to the distance in blocks between the home of the family shown and the Capitol building in the center of Washington.

    User reviews6

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    Top review
    3/10
    With over 1000hrs of footage to use a better editor was needed
    Many questionable scenes were used, maybe there just wasn't anything good. It's not an engaging doc at all and is grinding it out just to tell a story.

    I was hoping for something along the lines of Hoop Dreams, but this comes across as stuff just thrown together. Tons of shaky camera work and poor shots which is to be expected, maybe next time they can get it stabilized. Camera work is super close up and in your face which gets annoying after a while.

    Loads of scenes which are puzzling and confusing, just not a whole lot of story to go on here.
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    • Xavier_Stone
    • Feb 19, 2021

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    • Release date
      • November 1, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    • Production companies
      • 21 Balloons Productions
      • Beachside Films
      • Bunny Lake Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 1.78 : 1

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