Taglines: What do you see?
Collin (Daveed Diggs), a convicted felon, is struggling to finish the last three days of his probation. Collin, along with his short-tempered best friend Miles (Rafael Casal), works for a moving company located in Oakland, a city in the Bay Area. One night while waiting for a red light, Collin witnesses a white police officer (Ethan Embry) gun down a black civilian. As Collin is haunted by the incident, he begins to have nightmares and experiences hallucinations.
Miles purchases a gun from a friend on the basis of self-protection, an action which Collin strongly disapproves. As Miles continues to display erratic behavior, Collin’s ex-girlfriend Val (Janina Vanankar) warns Collin of the dangers that may come from a continued friendship with Miles. Later that evening while having dinner, Miles’ gun accidentally ends up in the hands of his young son Sean, an incident which horrifies Sean’s mother Ashley (Jasmine Cephas Jones), forcing both Collin and Miles to leave the house.
At a party, an agitated Miles assaults a black man who misinterpreted Miles’ persona as cultural appropriation, leading to a fight between the two. Miles uses his gun to terrorize the party guests before being stopped by Collin. In an explosive argument, Collin criticizes Miles for his reckless behavior and the trouble it keeps causing him.
With his probation now over, Collin continues to feel mentally troubled by the murder he saw. As they are finishing a moving job, the house is revealed to be that of Officer Molina, the same officer whom Collin witnessed gunning down a black man a few days earlier. Collin confronts the officer at gun point and criticizes the relationship between the police and black America, but refuses to shoot him, leaving the distraught officer behind. Following a moment of solemnness, Collin and Miles repair their friendship as they drive off to their next job.
Blindspotting (2018)
Directed by: Carlos López Estrada
Starring: Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, Janina Gavankar, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Ethan Embry, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Kevin Carroll, Nyambi Nyambi, Jon Chaffin, Margo Hall
Screenplay by: Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs
Production Design by: Tom Hammock
Cinematography by: Robby Baumgartner
Film Editing by: Gabriel Fleming
Costume Design by: Emily Batson
Set Decoration by: Alex Brandenburg
Art Direction by: Susan Alegria
Music by: Michael Yezerski
MPAA Rating: R for language throughout, some brutal violence, sexual references and drug use.
Distributed by: Lionsgate Films, Summit Entertainment
Release Date: July 20, 2018
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