Fruitvale Station(2013)
Every step brings you closer to the edge
Oakland, California. Young Afro-American Oscar Grant crosses paths with family members, friends, enemies and strangers before facing his fate on the platform at Fruitvale Station, in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009.
Movie: Fruitvale Station
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