Civil: Ben Crump
Watch TrailerBen Crump navigates a legal battlefield where every lawsuit is an attempt to force the system to acknowledge the value of Black life. His office becomes a command center, strategizing for the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Black farmers defrauded by banks. The camera follows the attorney not just into courtrooms, but into the living rooms of grieving families, onto protest lines, and into the quiet spaces of his own reflection. This is a chronicle beyond legal practice—it's a mission where law serves as a tool for a moral reckoning.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 2022 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Director | Nadia Hallgren |
| Runtime | 102 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.4/10 (7 votes) |
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Director Christina Swartz crafts a portrait not merely of an attorney, but of a figure who has become a symbol of resistance within the system. The film forgoes melodrama, capturing the rhythm of Crump's workdays where profound tragedy meets the routine of drafting legal motions.
What lingers after the credits is a concrete view of how social change is levered through litigation and relentless public pressure. It presents law not as an abstract code, but as a frontline tool for demanding accountability. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Nadia Hallgren
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The urgent hum of strategy sessions, the weighted silence before a verdict, the palpable tension between courtroom decorum and street-level anguish.
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