夜晚吞噬了我們

語言：英語

地區：美國

年份：2010

演員：Anthony / Mackie / Kerry / Washington

導演：Tanya / Hamilton

簡介：Inthesummerof’76,asPresidentJimmyCarterpledgestogivegovernmentbacktothepeople,tensionsrunhighinaworking-classPhiladelphianeighborhoodwheretheBlackPanthersonceflourished.WhenMarcusreturns—havingboltedyearsearlier—hishomecomingisn’texactlymetwithfanfare.Hisformermovementbrothersblamehimforanunspeakablebetrayal.Onlyhisbestfriend’swidow,Patricia,appreciatesMarcus’spredicament,whichbothunitesandparalyzesthem.AsPatricia’sdaughtercompelsthetwocomradestoconfronttheirpast,historyrepeatsitselfindangerousways.NightCatchesUsmasterfullyreckonswiththecomplexityofitscharacters’revolutionaryideologiesandinternaldesires.Bell-bottoms,Afros,potlucks,andCaddiessetthesceneasthefilmpotentlyinterweavespoliticalmediawithanevocativesoul-inspiredscore,summoningavividsenseofplaceandtime.Thegoldenlightthatbathescharacters’facesseemstoexpressthepromise—andelusiveness—ofthenecessarychangeMarcusandPatriciastruggleforsodearly—eachbyseparatemeans.