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Night Catches Us is a 2010 drama film directed and written by Tanya Hamilton and stars Kerry Washington, Anthony Mackie, Jamie Hector, Wendell Pierce and Novella Nelson.

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A tense, low-key film centered on racial and criminal tension in '70s Philadelphia, a decade or so after the rise of the Black Panthers. The film could open with William H. Macy's great line in Mangolia, "We may be through with the past, but the past is not through with us." The main characters, played splendidly by Anthony Mackie and Kerry Washington, are good people with violent pasts. They are individuals attempting with great difficulty to find personal fulfillment and success after a period of sociopolitical outrage. At times writer/director Tanya Hamilton might try a bit too hard to convey a sense of Weighty Social Importanceā„¢--archival Panther footage galore, then-candidate Jimmy Carter's idealistic political promises often dreamily pouring out of nearby radios--but she also has a great eye for small details (her camera often lingers on day-to-day neighborhood activies) and draws striking performances from the entire cast. And there's a terrific score by Philly's legendary Roots.

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