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drama film written by Taheim Bryan and directed by Brendan Kyle Cochrane. The film stars

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, Chris Kerson and Jules Willcox. The film follows New York City Detective Chris Jones (Tobias Truvillion), who gets shot by a white detective, returns fire and kills him. The film was released in selected theatres on May 7, 2021, by Mutiny Pictures. Film writer Taheim Bryan was shot to death in New York City in August 2021 while sitting in his Mercedes-Benz.

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Film critic Tomris Laffly from ''

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'' gave it a mixed review writing: "Trying to be ''

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'' of the BLM era, Brendan Kyle Cochrane's haphazardly edited New York-based drama of shifting perspectives feels too unfocused and overstuffed for a feature." and same time praised Truvillion's performance writing: "Thankfully, Truvillion in one of the leading parts is an exception to this overarching shortcoming. As Chris, a good cop in a barrel of bad apples, he puts forth a performance that is in equal parts authentic and tender." Sandie Angulo Chen from ''

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'' gave it 3 of 5 stars writing: "Relevant themes and Truvillion's stand-out performance rescue this drama from preachy dialogue and oversimplification of the tensions between Black communities and law enforcement."

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