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Queen & Slim
While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results.
2019 · Directed by Melina Matsoukas · 132 min · Crime · Drama · Romance · 10 frames
Tagline
Two souls on the run, bound by love and fueled by freedom.
Crew
- Screenplay: Lena Waithe
- Cinematography: Tat Radcliffe
- Edited by: Pete Beaudreau
- Music: Devonté Hynes
- Production design: Karen Murphy
- Produced by: Andrew Coles, Michelle Knudsen, Pamela Abdy, James Frey
Cast
- Daniel Kaluuya as Slim
- Jodie Turner-Smith as Queen
- Bokeem Woodbine as Uncle Earl
- Sturgill Simpson as Police Officer Reed
- Flea as Mr. Shepherd
- Chloë Sevigny as Mrs. Shepherd
- Lillah Indya Moore as Goddess
- Benito Martinez as Sheriff Edgar
- Jahi Di'Allo Winston as Junior
- Gralen Bryant Banks as Older Black Man
Production
- Country: United States of America, Canada
- Language: Italian, English
- Studios: Hillman Grad Productions, De La Revolución, 3BlackDot, Makeready
- Budget: $20,000,000
- Box office: $47,803,176
- Themes: on the run, black activist, police officer killed, racist cop, first date, woman director, killer on the run
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