Fruitvate station's everyday horror.

• Author: Krayewski, Ed
• Position: Briefly Noted - Movie review - Brief article

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Ryan Coogler's directorial debut, Fruitvale Station, dramatizes the last 24 hours in the life of Oscar Grant, who was shot by a cop as he lay face down on an Oakland BART platform. The real-life Grant, played with sympathy and sensitivity by Michael B. Jordan, spent two stints in prison, both drug-related, and the movie depicts his struggle to avoid more jail time while providing for his child.

The film presents Grant as someone who was a victim of state violence long before he was shot by a cop. While police shootings like his may not make...