1982

A sobering, heartfelt family drama that immerses you in a specific time and place, anchored by a father's quiet, desperate strength.

Directed by

Tommy Oliver

Genres

Drama

Starring

Bokeem Woodbine, Sharon Leal, Wayne Brady

Overview

1982, a film inspired by true events at the onset of the crack epidemic in Philadelphia, tells the story of a father and his efforts to protect his gifted daughter from the insidious epidemic which has literally come home via her drug-addicted mother. As his wife becomes more distant and unreliable, he struggles to raise his daughter on his own, while still striving to help his wife become clean. In the process, he learns some hard truths about his marriage and his life, which will ultimately test him as a parent, a husband, and a man.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Family, addiction, parenthood, grief

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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