Attack the Block
Opens October 24
2011 88 min
In this expertly paced genre debut by Joe Cornish, a gang of resourceful South London teens experience some “28 DAYS LATER shit” and defend their council estate after ape-like aliens descend on Guy Fawkes day. Using motor bikes, samurai swords, fireworks, and a whole lot of gumption, they bravely fight the unknowable horror with the help of an NHS nurse (future Doctor Who Jody Whittaker). ATTACK THE BLOCK has heart and humor, dives into the politics of policing, and amplifies the meaning of finishing what you start. It also gives horror films the Black heroes it needed. The kids are alright, innit. - Courtesy of American Cinematheque
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