Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn

Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn

His murder brought a community to its feet and a city to its knees.

2020 en 99 minutes

Rating: 6.4

Plot

The 30-year legacy of the murder of black teenager Yusuf Hawkins by a group of young white men in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, as his family and friends reflect on the tragedy and the subsequent fight for justice that inspired and divided New York City.

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Cast

Yusuf Hawkin

Yusuf Hawkin

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Fama

Joseph Fama

Self (archive footage)

Keith Mondello

Keith Mondello

Self (archive footage)

Al Sharpton

Al Sharpton

Self

Lenora Fulani

Lenora Fulani

Self

Spike Lee

Spike Lee

Self (archive footage)

Louis Farrakhan

Louis Farrakhan

Self (archive footage)

Ed Koch

Ed Koch

Self (archive footage)

David Dinkins

David Dinkins

Self

Ken Sunshine

Ken Sunshine

Self

Luther Sylvester

Luther Sylvester

Self (archive footage)

Christopher Graham

Christopher Graham

Self

Diane Hawkins

Diane Hawkins

Self

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