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Queen & Slim, director, Melina Matsoukas ; writer writer Lena Waithe

eng

videorecording

Rating: R; for violence, some strong sexuality, nudity, pervasive language, and brief drug use

Queen & Slim

director, Melina Matsoukas ; writer writer Lena Waithe

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While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman, are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident is captured on video and goes viral, and the couple unwittingly becomes a symbol of trauma

live action

Queen and Slim