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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Killing_of_Oscar_GrantKilling of Oscar Grant - Wikipedia

    In January 2013, filmmaker Ryan Coogler premiered Fruitvale (later retitled Fruitvale Station). The feature drama portrays the last 24 hours of Grant's life, showing him with family, friends and at work. Coogler used some of the eyewitness footage made during the BART incident.

  3. thecinemaholic.com › is-fruitvale-station-a-true-storyFruitvale Station: Is the Movie Based on a True Story?

    Aug 2, 2022 · Yes, ‘Fruitvale Station’ is based on a true story. In fact, it recounts the death of the 22-year-old Oscar Grant at the hands of a BART police officer named Johannes Mehserle. The incident took place in the wee hours of New Year’s Day (January 1, 2009) in Oakland.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fruitvale_Station_(film)Fruitvale Station (film) - Wikipedia

    Fruitvale Station is a 2013 American biographical drama film written and directed by Ryan Coogler. It is Coogler's feature directorial debut , and is based on the events leading to the death of Oscar Grant , a young man killed in 2009 by Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police officer Johannes Mehserle at the Fruitvale district BART station in ...

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  6. www.nytimes.com › 2013/07/12 › movies‘Fruitvale Station’ Is Based on the Story of Oscar Grant III ...

    Jul 11, 2013 · “Fruitvale Station,” based on the true story of a Bay Area black man shot by a white police officer on a subway platform, examines the subject with a steady, objective eye.

    • Ryan Coogler

  7. www.imdb.com › title › tt2334649Fruitvale Station (2013) - IMDb

    Fruitvale Station: Directed by Ryan Coogler. With Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer, Kevin Durand. The story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008.

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    • Biography, Crime, Drama
    • Ryan Coogler
    • 2013-07-26

  8. www.theatlantic.com › entertainment › archiveFruitvale Station's Insight: Oscar Grant's Life Was Complex ...

    Jul 12, 2013 · The answer is, probably not. If they did, they perhaps couldn't abide the film's portrayal of a young black man as a complex human being--you're either a thug or a saint, good or bad, black...

  9. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › fruitvale-station-2013Fruitvale Station movie review (2013) - Roger Ebert

    Jul 15, 2013 · “Fruitvale Station” is about what we can imagine when we cast our gaze across the longstanding divides in this persistently, cancerously segregated American society. Like Paul Haggis’ “Crash,” it is an ambitious do-gooder project aimed at penetrating hardened hearts.