The Public
Every story matters.
An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.
- 6.5
- 2019
- Released
- 2h 2m
Alec Baldwin
Detective Bill Ramstead
Taylor Schilling
Angela
Emilio Estevez
Stuart
Jena Malone
Myra
Christian Slater
Josh Davis
Jacob Vargas
Ernesto Ramirez
Gabrielle Union
Rebecca Parks
Derek Polen
William Larsen
Michael Kenneth Williams
Jackson
Jeffrey Wright
Anderson
Rhymefest
Big George (as Che Rhymefest Smith)
Ki Hong Lee
Chip
Patrick Hume
Caesar
Richard T. Jones
Chief Tom Edwards
Susanna Thompson
Marcy Ramstead
Spencer Garrett
John Harper
Michael Douglas Hall
Smutts
Bryant Bentley
Cactus Ray
Nik Pajic
'Angry' Mike
Jon Osbeck
Security Officer Williams
Keith McGill
Coleman
Brian Gallagher
Jonah
Reggie Willis
Black PatronMing Wang
Female Asian PatronDavid Myers Gregory
Nerdy Patron
John E. Brownlee
Library Security
Shawn P. Farrell
Core Homeless Person (uncredited)
Released
en
- #library
- #affectation
- #cincinnati
- #angry
- #absurd
- #admiring
- #adoring
- #ambiguous
- #ambivalent
- #amused
- #assertive
- #audacious
- #awestruck
- #baffled
- #defiant
Reviews
‘The Public’ feels like the kind of political and cultural commentary needed right now, and it’s obvious that Estevez has crafted something he is passionate about, with good intention. However, the script is sadly so entry-level that it struggles to challenge audiences in the face of its desire to have universal appeal and accessibility. It’s still worth seeing, but only for the work of the cast a
‘The Public’ feels like the kind of political and cultural commentary needed right now, and it’s obvious that Estevez has crafted something he is passionate about, with good intention. However, the script is sadly so entry-level that it struggles to challenge audiences in the face of its desire to have universal appeal and accessibility. It’s still worth seeing, but only for the work of the cast a
‘The Public’ feels like the kind of political and cultural commentary needed right now, and it’s obvious that Estevez has crafted something he is passionate about, with good intention. However, the script is sadly so entry-level that it struggles to challenge audiences in the face of its desire to have universal appeal and accessibility. It’s still worth seeing, but only for the work of the cast a