directed by: Reinaldo Marcus Green, year: 2018
actors: John David Washington, Anthony Ramos, Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Monsters and Men follows three intertwined lives in Brooklyn after a controversial police shooting. Through the perspectives of a police officer, a college student, and a mother whose son is affected, the film examines how authority, bias, and media narratives collide with everyday realities. Reinaldo Marcus Green uses intimate performances and documentary-style realism to show how a single moment can ripple through a community, revealing fear, courage, and conflicting loyalties while challenging viewers to question what justice means.

Urban Struggle, Drama, Social Realism, Police Brutality, Racial Tension, Character Driven