J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions run high in the department as some of J.J.'s fellow officers resent his presence. His only real friend is the other new trooper, the first female officer to work there, who also suffers similar discrimination in the otherwise all-white male work environment. When J.J. becomes increasingly aware of police corruption during the murder trial of Teddy Woods, whom he helped to arrest, he faces difficult decisions and puts himself into grave personal danger in the service of justice.
09-16-1994
1h 49m
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Main Cast
Movie Details
Production Info
Director:
Charles Burnett
Writer:
Charles Burnett
Production:
CiBy 2000, Byrnes Schroeder Walker Productions
Key Crew
Musician:
Armen Ksajikian
Screenplay:
Ned Welsh
Producer:
Carolyn Schroeder
Co-Producer:
Patrick Peach
Producer:
Thomas S. Byrnes
Locations and Languages
Country:
US
Filming:
US; FR
Languages:
en
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