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Evolution of a Criminal

  • 20142014
  • 1h 21m
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Evolution of a Criminal (2014)
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Tens years after robbing a Bank of America, filmmaker Darius Monroe returns home to examine how his actions affected the lives of family, friends...and victims.Tens years after robbing a Bank of America, filmmaker Darius Monroe returns home to examine how his actions affected the lives of family, friends...and victims.Tens years after robbing a Bank of America, filmmaker Darius Monroe returns home to examine how his actions affected the lives of family, friends...and victims.
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  • Director
    • Darius Clark Monroe
  • Stars
    • Dante E. Clark
    • Rosalyn Coleman
    • Ellie Foumbi
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  • Director
    • Darius Clark Monroe
  • Stars
    • Dante E. Clark
    • Rosalyn Coleman
    • Ellie Foumbi
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    • 5User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

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    Dante E. Clark
    • Dariusas Darius
    Rosalyn Coleman
    Rosalyn Coleman
    • Sigridas Sigrid
    Ellie Foumbi
    Ellie Foumbi
    • Bank Telleras Bank Teller
    Yvette Ganier
    Yvette Ganier
    • Bank Customeras Bank Customer
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    Benton Greene
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    Jeremie Harris
    Jeremie Harris
    • Leroyas Leroy
    Frances Lozada
    Frances Lozada
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    Obatala Mawusi
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    Darius Clark Monroe
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    James O'Brien
    • Principalas Principal
    Brian Satz
    Brian Satz
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    Nedra Marie Taylor
    Nedra Marie Taylor
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    Vladimir Versailles
    Vladimir Versailles
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    Tens years after robbing a Bank of America, filmmaker Darius Monroe returns home to examine how his actions affected the lives of family, friends...and victims.
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      • Evolution of a Criminal is a painstakingly personal look at one man's quest for redemption.
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    A Touching Autobiographical Film of a Man's Crime and Rehabilitation
    Evolution of a Criminal was extremely enthusiastically received in its world premiere at Austin's SXSW Film Festival. The young director, Darius Clarke Monroe, tells his own story of how a 16-year-old black teenager from a struggling working class family in Houston became robbed a bank to help out his family with its financial struggles. He went to prison for a few years and has since graduated from college and attended NYU's Graduate Film program. In the film, Darius interviews with his family, accomplices, victims at the bank (who were not physically harmed) and the prosecutor to tell the story of what happened to him. He combines the interviews with reenactments of the bank robbery and events around it. The story provides the audience with a powerful portrait of how a bright young man feels compelled to commit a crime to help out his family. We often forget that crime is often motivated by economic struggles and not some deep-seated character flaw.

    This film also shows that it is possible to turn one's life around. The most powerful message of this film is that ex-convicts can be rehabilitated and become law-abiding citizens as Darius has. Those folks – especially here in Texas – who want to lock-up criminals and throw away the keys need to see Darius's story. I hope that this film is widely-distributed so that people can learn from Darius's experiences.
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    • Release date
      • March 8, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
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    • Production companies
      • Relative Noise
      • Aliquot Films
      • Deerjen Films
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      • $3,568
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,568
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      1 hour 21 minutes
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      • Color

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