Queen & Slim (2019)
Aus einem Tinder-Date entsteht eine übergreifende Bewegung: Das harmlose erste Treffen von Queen und Slim in einem Diner nimmt eine dramatische Wendung, als sie von einem Polizisten aus dem Verkehr gezogen und in rassistischer Manier ungerechtfertigt und besonders brutal belästigt werden. In Notwehr tötet Slim den Beamten, und anstatt sich zu stellen, begeben Queen und Slim sich auf eine rasante Flucht. Nun sind die beiden, die sich kaum kennen, als landesweit gesuchte Cop-Killer urplötzlich nirgendwo mehr sicher. Doch erhalten sie bald von vielen Seiten Unterstützung – als moderne Inkarnation von Bonnie und Clyde und als unfreiwilliges Symbol der Black Lives Matter-Bewegung. Mit ihrer Geschichte und ihrer Not bringen sie dabei nicht nur schwarze Polizisten in ernste Gewissenskonflikte.
Der Regisseur:
Melina Matsoukas
Der Autor:
Lena Waithe
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Daniel Kaluuya as Slim |
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Jodie Turner-Smith as Queen |
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Bokeem Woodbine as Uncle Earl |
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Sturgill Simpson as Police Officer Reed |
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Flea as Mr. Shepherd |
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Chloë Sevigny as Mrs. Shepherd |
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Indya Moore as Goddess |
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Benito Martinez as Sheriff Edgar |
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Jahi Di'Allo Winston as Junior |
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Gralen Bryant Banks as Older Black Man |
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D.A. Obahor as Large Black Man |
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Bryant Tardy as Chubby |
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Thom Gossom Jr. as Slim's Father |
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Melanie Halfkenny as Naomi |
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Brian Thornton as Swat Leader |
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Joseph Poliquin as Cashier |
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Karen Kaia Livers as Bartender |
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Bertrand E. Boyd II as Black Man |
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Lucky Johnson as Black Cop at Protest |
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Reynolds Washam as Cop |
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Andre De'Sean Shanks as Black Cop |
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Robert Walker Branchaud as White Cop at Shepherd House |
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Colby Boothman-Shepard as Teenage White Boy |
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Andy Dylan as Cop (Bullhorn) |
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Regina Swanson as Newscaster |
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Soledad O'Brien as Herself |
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Gayle King as Herself |
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Gregory Keith Grainger as Black Cop |
| Crew | Aakomon Jones | Choreographer |
| Sound | Frank A. Montaño | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ma Kalaadevi Ananda | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Ezra Dweck | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Allison LaCour | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Tara Acquesta | Visual Effects Producer |
| Sound | Greg Hedgepath | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Leo Bovell | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Everett Brannon | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Jon Taylor | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Chelsea Bruland | Stunts |
| Directing | Matthew Sewell | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Matt Cipro | Stunts |
| Crew | Andy Dylan | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Tami Kumin | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | James Roque Jr. | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | H.H. Cooper | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Sumner Boissiere III | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Eva Z. Cabrera | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Kier Lehman | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Todd Cohen | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Juliene Joyner | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Chuck Picerni Jr. | Stunts |
| Directing | Melina Matsoukas | Director |
| Writing | Lena Waithe | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lena Waithe | Story |
| Writing | James Frey | Story |
| Production | Pamela Abdy | Producer |
| Production | Michelle Knudsen | Producer |
| Production | Lena Waithe | Producer |
| Production | James Frey | Producer |
| Production | Andrew Coles | Producer |
| Production | Melina Matsoukas | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brian Badie | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shiona Turini | Costume Design |
| Art | Ryan Watson | Set Decoration |
| Production | Jason Cloth | Executive Producer |
| Art | Spencer Davison | Art Direction |
| Editing | Pete Beaudreau | Editor |
| Art | Jeremy Woolsey | Art Direction |
| Art | Karen Murphy | Production Design |
| Production | Pamela Hirsch | Executive Producer |
| Production | Aaron L. Gilbert | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Tat Radcliffe | Director of Photography |
| Production | Carmen Cuba | Casting Director |
| Sound | Devonté Hynes | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Ashley Levinson | Co-Executive Producer |
| Editing | Alex Bickel | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Production | Brad Weston | Producer |
| Production | Daniel Kaluuya | Executive Producer |
| Production | Reginald Cash | Executive Producer |
| Production | Angelo Pullen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Guymon Casady | Executive Producer |
| Production | Pamela Hirsch | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Cydney Tucker | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Aimee Huber | Set Designer |
| Art | Jorin Ostroska | Property Master |
| Art | Markus Wittman | Leadman |
| Art | Jorin Ostroska | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Darry Young | Set Decoration Buyer |
| Camera | Chris Flurry | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Bryce Marshall | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Chad Chamberlain | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Chad Chamberlain | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Wade Whitley | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Sienna Pinderhughes | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Helen Cho Anthos | "C" Camera Operator |
| Crew | Matt Hedges | Loader |
| Sound | Chris Welcker | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Ryan Farris | Boom Operator |
| Lighting | Michael McLaughlin | Gaffer |
| Sound | Megan Thee Stallion | Songs |
| Sound | VickeeLo | Songs |
| Sound | Bilal | Songs |
| Sound | Raphael Saadiq | Songs |
| Sound | Vince Staples | Songs |
| Sound | 6LACK | Songs |
| Sound | Mereba | Songs |
| Sound | Tiana Major9 | Songs |
| Sound | Syd | Songs |
| Sound | BJ the Chicago Kid | Songs |
| Sound | Choker | Songs |
| Sound | Lil Baby | Songs |
| Sound | Lauryn Hill | Songs |
| Sound | Burna Boy | Songs |
| Sound | Devonté Hynes | Songs |