Film
Queen & Slim (15)
Dir. Melina Matsoukas, US, 2019, 132 mins. Cast. Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith, Indya Moore.
This hugely praised, stylish love story is the feature film directorial debut from Melina Matsoukas. While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, Slim and Queen are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when Slim kills the police officer in self-defence. Knowing at once there will be no justice under these circumstances, the pair are forced to go on the run, unwittingly becoming symbols of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people across the country when video footage from the incident goes viral. A powerful, consciousness-raising tale of love that confronts the staggering human toll of systemic racism, continued police brutality towards African-Americans, and the life-shattering price of violence.
This hugely praised, stylish love story is the feature film directorial debut from Melina Matsoukas. While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, Slim and Queen are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when Slim kills the police officer in self-defence. Knowing at once there will be no justice under these circumstances, the pair are forced to go on the run, unwittingly becoming symbols of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people across the country when video footage from the incident goes viral. A powerful, consciousness-raising tale of love that confronts the staggering human toll of systemic racism, continued police brutality towards African-Americans, and the life-shattering price of violence.