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Zooman (1995)
Released By: Republic Pictures Home Video   Rating: R   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: Republic Pictures Home Video
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Leon Ichaso
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: C.C.H. Pounder, Charles S. Dutton, Khalil Kain, Louis Gossett Jr., Cynthia Martells, Hill Harper
Published ID: 5587
UPC: N/A
Plot: In this tough but literate urban drama (based on a play by Charles Fuller), Zooman (Khalil Kain) is a petty criminal and gangbanger who in the midst of a shootout with other gangsters accidentally kills a nine-year-old girl. The girl's father, Rueben Tate (Louis Gossett Jr.), is distraught over his daughter's death, but becomes even more upset when no one in the neighborhood will step forward to identify the murderer, even though there were many witnesses to the crime. Rueben enlists the aid of the media and posts signs in the community, hoping to shame someone into naming the killer or forcing him into a confrontation. Charles Fuller adapted Zooman's script from his own stage play; he did the same for the film A Soldier's Story. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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A GREAT PLAY TURNED INTO A MEAN MOVIE
Added 3/19/2000

Based on Charles Fuller's Off Broadway play, ZOOMAN & THE SIGN, the film tells the story of what happens to a family and community when a young sociopath accidently shoots and kills a little girl. A family comes together, but a neighborhood falls apart. The acting is excellent, but so intense and emotional, it is sometimes difficult to watch. Unfortunately, for reasons unknown, the ending was changed. In the play, you learn that Zooman like the little girl was a victim of the callousness and apathy of society. In the film, he just receives street justice. A mean and cold ending to an eomotional wrought film.
7 out of 7 people found this helpful.
A GREAT PLAY TURNED INTO A MEAN MOVIE
Added 3/19/2000

Based on Charles Fuller's Off Broadway play, ZOOMAN & THE SIGN, the film tells the story of what happens to a family and community when a young sociopath accidently shoots and kills a little girl. A family comes together, but a neighborhood falls apart. The acting is excellent, but so intense and emotional, it is sometimes difficult to watch. Unfortunately, for reasons unknown, the ending was changed. In the play, you learn that Zooman like the little girl was a victim of the callousness and apathy of society. In the film, he just receives street justice. A mean and cold ending to an eomotional wrought film.
7 out of 7 people found this helpful.
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