The Shooting on Mole Street
The Shooting on Mole Street
| 01 January 1998 (USA)
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On March 1, 1996, 15-year-old Shafeeq Murrel was killed on the street in South Philadelphia — innocently caught in the crossfire between rival pairs of crack dealers out for revenge. Shafeeq’s murder was one of 435 in Philadelphia that year, and it was soon shelved as a cold case. Then, detectives David Baker and Julie Hill took it on— two middle-aged white cops working a Black neighborhood in their battered Plymouth Gran Fury. Filmed like a taut police procedural, THE SHOOTING ON MOLE STREET chronicles the investigation, as Baker and Hill knock on doors, shake down dealers, and beg, threaten and cajole residents in an effort to get someone — anyone — to talk. Baker rejects any accusation of police racism in the unsolved murders of young Black men. Isn’t he out here trying to close the case? But racism is more complicated than intent.

Reviews
Freaktana A Major Disappointment
Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.
Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Jerrie It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...