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A Shot Through the Wall

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After an accidental shooting of an innocent Black man in Brooklyn, Chinese-American police officer Mike Tan must wade through his profound guilt as he attempts to navigate the complicated worlds of media, justice, and racial politics.
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Beatrice Loayza New York Times 01/20/2022
The brisk, eventful melodrama has an undeniably absorbing appeal... Go to Full Review
Carla Hay Culture Mix 02/19/2022
Gripping and well-acted, the drama A Shot Through the Wall brings a somewhat flawed but mostly realistic look at how the American criminal justice system deals with a police officer who shoots and kills an unarmed Black man who wasn't committing a crime. Go to Full Review
Therese Lacson Nerdophiles 02/13/2022
3.5/5
Regardless, Long does an impressive job with an immensely difficult subject, anchored by the strength of a nuanced performance from her leading actor Kenny Leu. Go to Full Review
Monique Jones Just Add Color 02/02/2022
Overall, A Shot Through the Wall provides a great dramatized look at the issues of racial politics, particularly anti-Blackness and a need for police reform. Go to Full Review
Robert Denerstein Denerstein Unleashed 01/28/2022
The movie's ending feels contrived, too pat to be believable but Long sustains interest as she tries for -- without quite achieving -- a big-picture look at a hot-button issue. Go to Full Review
Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue 01/21/2022
Providing a fresh perspective on a hot-button topic, this earnest yet provocative low-budget drama about the aftermath of a police-involved shooting benefits from some intriguing character dynamics and a deeply felt performance by Kenny Leu. Go to Full Review
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Scott C 01/05/2024 Thoroughly enjoyed this movie starring Kenny Leu. The producer Aimee Long did a great job taking a key complex issue and converting that into a variety of real life experiences and circumstances. Entertaining and gripping, heartfelt and action packed. Includes highly relatable emotions and thrilling moments. Must see! See more 03/26/2022 It is a great movie but a shit ending.. u get pulled completely into the movie and the ending is so dumb.. See more 01/26/2022 So many movies today miss the mark and have no touch with reality. The same cannot be said for "A Shot Through the Wall". First, Kenny Leu is amazing. His acting skills and ability to portray so much emotion, just through his body language, puts him square up against any actor out there. He played his part so well. At many points you just wanted to reach out and give him a hug. Then there were the others where you wanted to smack him in the back of the head. Second, the plot was so well scripted. It honestly shows how precious life is and that so much can change in the blink of an eye. When you think about it, that shot took milliseconds, and it left two families and an entire community asking the eternal burning question, why? Some have commented that there were parts of the movie that were not needed. Respectfully, I am going to disagree. I truly believe all the parts were necessary to show why Kenny's character was acting the way he was. He had to deal with the complexities of his parents, his girlfriend, his co-workers, and his so-called "friends." Without this interweaving, we would not fully understand why his character was acting the way he was. Be ready for a roller coaster of a ride and have the box of tissues ready. This movie deals with so many topics that, unfortunately, even after all these years, are still causing division. Some of the topics are clear in the movie itself. Others, maybe less noticeable, such as why has it taken so long for this "melting pot" of a country to have Asian actors/actresses in leading roles? Thankfully, the tide has been turning for the last several years, but there is much more to be done. An amazing movie that I will definitely be watching again. See more 01/24/2022 The director rewrites the story based on a real accident happened in NYC about a rookie cop accidentally shot a black young man from there how the two families and the cop were affected by the tragedy. The story has many turns beyond your expectation and is the best movie this year you can't miss. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis After an accidental shooting of an innocent Black man in Brooklyn, Chinese-American police officer Mike Tan must wade through his profound guilt as he attempts to navigate the complicated worlds of media, justice, and racial politics.
Director
Aimee Long
Producer
Daniel Langa, Aimee Long
Screenwriter
Aimee Long
Distributor
Vertical Entertainment
Production Co
Kings Road Pictures
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 21, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 21, 2022
Runtime
1h 30m
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