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Queen & Slim (2019)
Director:
Melina Matsoukas
Writers:
Lena Waithe, James Frey
Starring:
Daniel Kaluuya, Chloë Sevigny, Jodie Turner-Smith, Bokeem Woodbine
While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man (Get Out's Daniel Kaluuya) and a black woman (Jodie Turner-Smith, in her first starring feature-film role), are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident is captured on video and goes viral, and the couple unwittingly become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people across the country.
Plot summary from IMDb: A couple's first date takes an unexpected turn when a police officer pulls them over.
Awards: 9 wins & 27 nominations.
Runtime: 132 min
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