Fruitvale Station (2013)

Should you watch Fruitvale Station?

Based on true events.

What is Fruitvale Station about?

Oakland, California. Young Afro-American Oscar Grant crosses paths with family members, friends, enemies and strangers before facing his fate on the platform at Fruitvale Station, in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009.

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