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The Interrupters is an indie documentary film that tells the story of three Violence Interrupters who try to help and protect their community in inner city Chicago gangland. The film is from acclaimed director Steve James and was shot over a course of a year in Chicago during a time of high profile violence. The story of the film came from bestselling author Alex Kotlowitz and the film features the work of organisation CeaseFire, an initiative of the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention. The aim of CeaseFire is to stop conflicts on the street before they break out into violence using the help of people who have credibility on the streets due to their own dealings in ganglife. The film follows three lifes Ameena, Cobe and Eddie as they go about their work through their journey of peace and redemption.
The Interrupters was awarded the Special Jury prize at the 2011 Sheffield Doc/Fest and is also early candidate for the 2011 Academy Award Nomination for Best Documentary film.
The film was also voted in a poll on Indie Wire, an International Independent Film website asked on their readers ”what buzz heavy 2011 film are you most excited to see? The film took a 36.2% in the votes.
The film is out in cinemas July 2011 - August 2011, check out the official trailer below.