The Public Backdrop

The Public

⭐️ 6.5 | 122 min | Drama | April 5th, 2019

An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.

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Directors

> Emilio Estevez (Director)
> Juan Miguel Azpiroz (Director of Photography)

Writers

> Emilio Estevez (Writer)

Cast

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Detective Bill Ramstead

Taylor Schilling

Taylor Schilling

Emilio Estevez

Emilio Estevez

Jena Malone

Jena Malone

Christian Slater

Christian Slater

Jacob Vargas

Jacob Vargas

Ernesto Ramirez

Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle Union

Derek Polen

Derek Polen

Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams

Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

Rhymefest

Rhymefest

Big George (as Che Rhymefest Smith)

Ki Hong Lee

Ki Hong Lee

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