the system isn't broke, it was built this way.
Vastly different lives and perspectives become intertwined after a police officer suffering from reoccurring PTSD mistakenly shoots a deaf African-American kid, exposing layers of racial tension and corruption within the political, judicial and prison system.
Yesenia
The film's tagline is: "the system isn't broke, it was built this way."
The runtime is 92 minutes (1h 32m).
The film was directed by Irin Daniels.
The screenplay was written by Christopher R. Smith and Gwen Wright.
The score was composed by Elijah Pig.
Cinematography was handled by Irin Daniels.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt7233828.
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Mixed
4 votes
The System
Released
NR
English
United States of America
