The read
A Balasaur Score of 49 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.2/10, Metacritic 41/100. Most of the 6,881 2020s drama movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
1971 post civil rights San Francisco seemed like the perfect place for a black Korean War veteran and his family to realize their dream of economic independence, and a chance for him to be his own boss. Charlie Walker would soon find out how naive he was. In a city full of impostors and naysayers, he refused to take "No" for an answer. That is, until a catastrophic disaster opened a door that had never been open to a Black man before. This is a story about what happened when he stepped through that door with both feet.
Ratings
IMDb5.2/10
Metacritic41/100
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Patrick GillesWriter
- Patrick GillesDirector
Cast
- Mike ColterCharlie Walker
- Dylan BakerMr. Bennett
- Safiya FredericksAnn Walker
- Mark Leslie FordMr. Sharpe
- Steven WiigDan Wallace
- Emma CaulfieldFran
- Monica BarbaroPeggy
- Carl LumblyWillie
- Greg CipesZephyr
- Boots RileyBartender Ray
- Ron RoggéMr. Santini
- John Charles MeyerBill
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Themes
racismoil spillperiod piece