You’ve watched The Wire, right? You know your hustlin’ from your Five O. You may have even read the insightful book, Gang Leader for a Day, but to fully understand youth crime in the US - watch The Interrupters.
There is no glamour involved in this raw documentary, despite many of the characters having backgrounds dating back to the 1970s American Gangster scene. This is about the spread of violence, the viral disease that is gang murders and revenge.
It ruins lives but the inspiration within this film are the mediators - the group of Violence Interrupters - who use their backgrounds to dramatically change social norms. This is a lesson in changing human behaviour and will shock and inspire you.
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