When They See Us: What the Must Watch reviewers think
Must Watch reviewers Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell share their thoughts on When They See Us, new to Netflix.
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Hayley says: "This is so good, although it’s not an easy watch"
"It really is a film in four parts - it looks amazing, it sounds amazing. They have a great soundtrack and the actors are great as well.
"This is so good although it’s not an easy watch as a lot of it is about police brutality.
"It might be easier to watch if you think things have changed but I don’t think they have.’’
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Scott says: "This drama came about via Twitter"
"It’s made by Ava DuVernay, who was Oscar nominated for Selma.
"It’s really smart how they have incorporated comments by Donald Trump in it, talking about wanting to bring back hanging.
"This seems to be the first drama that I’ve ever seen that came about on Twitter where Ava was looking at her mentions and saw one of the Central Park Five asking to work on their biopic."
When They See Us debuts on 31 May 2019 on Netflix.
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