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Law & Order

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In the wake of the race riots of 1968, Frederick Wiseman trains his quiet, unobtrusive cameras on the Kansas City, Mo., police department throughout their everyday routines as they work. Though the police force is mostly Caucasian -- and the suspects are mostly African-American -- Wiseman refuses to oversimplify the intricate relationship between the two groups as he documents the former's complicated yet essential role in the criminal justice system.

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Ben Sachs Chicago Reader Because Wiseman rarely divulges why the police have been called, the viewer is forced to confront his own fundamental views of American race relations and the legitimacy of police authority. Apr 2, 2015 Full Review Matt Cohen Washington City Paper Fifty years later, Frederick Wiseman's landmark documentary Law and Order is as relevant as ever. Jun 25, 2019 Full Review David Denby The New York Review of Books Law and Order is moving, finally, as an expression of a flowing and undoctrinaire sense of life that is almost melancholy in its acceptance of confusion and loss. Aug 13, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Nobody tells the truth like Wiseman does. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the wake of the race riots of 1968, Frederick Wiseman trains his quiet, unobtrusive cameras on the Kansas City, Mo., police department throughout their everyday routines as they work. Though the police force is mostly Caucasian -- and the suspects are mostly African-American -- Wiseman refuses to oversimplify the intricate relationship between the two groups as he documents the former's complicated yet essential role in the criminal justice system.
Director
Frederick Wiseman
Producer
Frederick Wiseman
Screenwriter
Frederick Wiseman
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 21m