Search results
- After growing up during the tumultuous 1960s, ex-Black Panther Marcus returns to his home in Philadelphia in 1976 and reconnects with Pat, the widow of a Panther leader. Marcus befriends Pat's young daughter and attempts to conquer his demons.
www.themoviedb.org/movie/48833-night-catches-us
People also ask
What happened in Night Catches Us?
Is Night Catches Us a political movie?
Is Night Catches Us a good movie?
Where was Night Catches Us filmed?
Plot. In 1976, former Black Panther Marcus ( Anthony Mackie) returns to his Philadelphia neighborhood to attend his father's funeral. Marcus has been away for several years, part of the time spent in prison on gun running charges and part spent wandering the country.
Dec 8, 2010 · "Night Catches Us" takes place in Philadelphia of 1976 when the Black Panthers are still alive in the memory. In the late 1960s, revolution seemed to be in the air. Not a revolt powerful enough to topple the government, but one intense enough to threaten its expectations.
Dec 3, 2010 · Night Catches Us: Directed by Tanya Hamilton. With Anthony Mackie, Jamara Griffin, Sadiq Afif, Shango Rich. In 1976, complex political and emotional forces are set in motion when a young man returns to the race-torn Philadelphia neighborhood where he came of age during the Black Power movement.
- (1.8K)
- Drama, Romance
- Tanya Hamilton
- 2010-12-03
Dec 3, 2010 · A bold, original debut, Night Catches Us personalizes a tumultuous period in American history thanks to strong performances from Anthony Mackie and Kerry Washington. When ex-Black Panther...
- (59)
- Tanya Hamilton
- R
- Anthony Mackie
Dec 10, 2010 · Set in a particular time and place, Philadelphia in 1976, “Night Catches Us” places a gripping personal story against the backdrop of the declining years of the Black Power movement,...
Oct 14, 2010 · Set in Philadelphia in 1976, Tanya Hamilton’s impressive debut feature examines the tangled web left behind in the community after the demise of the Party. Driven by...
Dec 3, 2010 · Overview. After growing up during the tumultuous 1960s, ex-Black Panther Marcus returns to his home in Philadelphia in 1976 and reconnects with Pat, the widow of a Panther leader. Marcus befriends Pat's young daughter and attempts to conquer his demons.