About
The Interrupters tells the moving and surprising stories of three Violence Interrupters — former gang members who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once caused.
Cast
Steve James
Alex Kotlowitz
Joshua Abrams
Tio Hardiman
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Ameena Matthews
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Cobe Williams
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Gary Slutkin
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Caprysha Anderson
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Eddie Bocanegra
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Keywords
honor gang leader hero redemption saving lives intervention social work street crime
Lists
#38 on The 50 best films of the decade so far The Dissolve
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