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841 – Kin (2018)

timespace coordinates: 2010’s Detroit, Michigan > NevadaMV5BZDczYzNhMDMtNmQ2Ni00ZjcwLWI1MDQtMWI1YWVkNjkzN2NhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDMzMzI5MjM@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,648,1000_AL_Kin is a 2018 American science fiction action film directed by Jonathan and Josh Baker and written by Daniel Casey, based on the 2014 short film Bag Man. It stars Jack Reynor, Myles TruittZoë KravitzCarrie CoonDennis Quaid and James Franco. The story follows a young boy who find a strange weapon and his newly paroled brother. Mogwai composed the score for the film. (wiki)MV5BNDc0OWIyYWYtMGZkYS00YzM5LWE3ZDQtZGRlYzg1NjdjZmJhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDg2MjUxNjM@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,666,1000_AL_MV5BZTI2NjM1NzktYzk2ZC00Mjk2LTk5NjQtODViNzg0ZWRiOWU3XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyODQzNTE3ODc@._V1_MV5BNTYwMzAwNDY4MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMzA2NjgzNTM@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,674,1000_AL_KIN_SPECIALTY_rgb

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0837 – Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2008 documentary)

timespace coordinates: 1950’s – 2000’s South Central Los Angeles

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Crips and Bloods: Made in America is a documentary by Stacy Peralta that examines the rise of the Crips and Bloods, prominent gangs in America. The documentary focuses on the external factors that caused African-American youth to turn to gangs and questions the political and law enforcement response to the rise of gang culture. (read more: wiki) / imdb

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836 – American Gangster (2007)

timespace coordinates: 1968 – 1975 Harlem / Golden Triangle

American Gangster is a 2007 American biographical crime film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by Steven Zaillian. The film is fictionally based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by detective Richie Roberts. The film stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe in their first lead acting roles together since 1995’s Virtuosity. The film also co-stars Ted LevineJohn OrtizJosh BrolinChiwetel EjioforNorman ReedusRuby DeeLymari Nadal and Cuba Gooding Jr. Frank Lucas and Richie Roberts were on-set consultants to director Ridley Scott and the crew throughout filming.

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“I wanted to be rich. I wanted to be Donald Trump rich, and so help me God, I made it.” Frank Lucas

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834 – Lola rennt (1998)

timespace coordinates: 1998  Berlin, Germany

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Run Lola Run is a 1998 German thriller film written and directed by Tom Tykwer, and starring Franka Potente as Lola and Moritz Bleibtreu as Manni. The story follows a woman who needs to obtain 100,000 Deutsche Mark in twenty minutes to save her boyfriend’s life. (wiki) imdb / rt  / THEMES


Wir lassen nie vom Suchen ab, /
und doch, am Ende allen unsren Suchens, /
sind wir am Ausgangspunkt zurück /
und werden diesen Ort zum ersten Mal erfassen. /
(T.S. Eliot)


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832 – The Equalizer 2 (2018)

timespace coordinates:  2018 urban Massachusetts /  Brussels

MV5BMTU2OTYzODQyMF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjU3Njk5NTM@._V1_The Equalizer 2  is a 2018 American thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua. It is a sequel to the 2014 film The Equalizer, which was based on the TV series of the same name. The film stars Denzel WashingtonPedro PascalAshton SandersMelissa Leo, and Bill Pullman.

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0823 – Crash (2004)

timespace coordinates: 2000’s Los Angeles

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Crash is a 2004 American drama film produced, directed, and co-written by Paul Haggis. The film features racial and social tensions in Los Angeles. A self-described “passion piece” for Haggis, Crash was inspired by a real-life incident, in which his Porsche was carjacked in 1991 outside a video store on Wilshire Boulevard.  (read more: wiki)

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[first lines]
Graham: It’s the sense of touch. In any real city, you walk, you know? You brush past people, people bump into you. In L.A., nobody touches you. We’re always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so we can feel something.

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0818 – Push (2009)

timespace coordinates: 2000’s  Hong Kong

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Push is a 2009 American superhero film directed by Paul McGuigan and written by David Bourla. Starring Chris EvansDakota FanningCamilla Belle, and Djimon Hounsou, the film centers on a group of people born with various superhuman abilities who band together in order to take down a government agency that is using a dangerous drug to enhance their powers in hopes of creating an army of super soldiers.

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