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| Strange Fruit | 
 enlarge | Director: Kyle Schickner
Actor: Berlinda Tolbert; David Raibon; Ed Brigadier; Kent Faulcon
Studio: Ariztical Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 23648
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 88
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
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MPN: AZTDCQC606D
UPC: 631008060699
EAN: 0631008060699
ASIN: B000CZ0PVW
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
Release Date: September 19, 2006
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A gay john grisham-style thriller kyle schickners gripping strange fruit follows a young new york city attorney as he investigates the louisiana lynching of a childhood pal. Studio: Ariztical Entertainment Release Date: 10/23/2007 Run time: 115 minutes Rating: Nr
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 The Less Fortunate September 19, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
"STRANGE FRUIT"
The Less Fortunate
AMOS LASSEN
Some of you may remember that classic by Billie Holliday, "Strange Fruit". The song was based upon lynchings that occurred in the South during a very dark period in our history. Written and directed by Regis Trigano, "Strange Fruit" (Ariztical, Culture Q) is a mocumentary that attempts to examine depression among those who are less fortunate.. I watched the film with shock and horror that something like this actually happened in the United States. I have to admit I wanted ore background, I felt that the movie was lacking something, But even with that I learned about a part of our history that we should be ashamed
A gay thriller in the John Grisham style, this movie follows a young attorney from New York who investigates the murder of a friend from his childhood. William Boyals (Kent Faulcon) who is both young and an accomplished lawyer returns to Louisiana when he becomes aware that a gay friend of his named Kevlin has been the victim of an obvious hate crime. The local law force is apathetic about finding the perpetrators of the crime and the lawyer does his own snooping, In doing so he suspects that it was a conspiracy which means that the whole business stinks of both homophobia and racism. Those he investigates make his search for justice a journey he may never finish. There are twists and turns all along the plot and the climax of the film will not be easily forgotten. Likewise the film puts to scrutiny the pressures that one faces when he is both gay and black. There is lots of food for thought here and a good deal to be learned of man's intolerance to man.
 Excellent Polt, Excellent Acting, wish they had a bigger budget August 28, 2008
Excellent Plot and acting. This movies is great for those into murder mystery movies. I wish they had a better budget to put the movie togther but it was a GREAT job for this director first time effort. Congrats!!
 Strange Fruit?....Strange Period! March 27, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great idea for a plot but, the acting was weak and the the actions taken to solve the case unbelievable.
Bitter Fruit November 16, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I can't exactly disagree with some of the reviewers who have given this lower marks, some of the acting is atrocious, the script is too long, and because of the low budget technically it's grasp exceeds it's reach. I do however have to give the movie major props for not just spinning the same old cliches about Southern racism, as well as some really powerful performances, most notably from Berlinda Tolbert as a grieving mother who is hell-bent on finding her sons killers, David Raibon as the victim's brother and especially Kent Faulcon as the childhood friend of the victim, now a successful New York lawyer brought down to help solve the case. Faulcon is a true find: he does an amazing job of radiating the emotions his character feels returning to a home on which he has turned his back, and which has in turn turned it's back on him.
The movie's grasp may exceed it's reach, but the film-makers and the leads definately deserve a shot at bigger things.
Good idea, mediocre effort. September 24, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
In "Strange Fruit" (2004), William Boyles well remembers the racial bigotry and homophobia rampant in his home town in rural Louisiana. As an African American gay man, he got out of there as soon as he could, and is today a successful attorney in New York City. But when a call comes from the mother of his best boyhood friend, saying that her son had been lynched in an obvious hate crime which the local sheriff refuses to pursue, he catches the next plane back there to help. He immediately butts heads with the redneck, manipulative sheriff, and faces an atmosphere where not "making waves" is far more important to live peacefully, rather than pursue concepts like fairness and justice. Bullying the sheriff into providing copies of his files on the case, amd aided by the dead man's brother and grieving mother, Boyles begins his own investigation into the murder, putting at risk his own life and anyone else who cooperates with him.
The well-intentioned and ambitious screenplay (written and directed by Kyle Schickner) unfortunately doesn't mesh well with a small budget indie work shot directly on video. With the exception of the actors who played Boyles (Kent Faulcon) and his friend's mother (Berlinda Tolbert, who 25 years ago played the daughter on "The Jeffersons"), the acting is mediocre at best, and the sheriff's deputies are written as if stereotypical cartoon characters. The technical aspects are not impressive, and the sound editing is awful (volume varies greatly between characters in a scene, or from scene to scene, and background music that drowns out dialogue.) Lots of pointless, nonproductive scenes, which should have been trimmed to cut the film below its 115 minutes (The DVD incorrectly lists it as 88 minutes), and the ending is far too abrupt, leaving unresolved plot points. Would be a 2-star, but I give it a bonus for tackling a tough subject, as well as commendable acting by Faulcon and Tolbert. Three stars out of five. DVD includes deleted scenes (I would have added several!), audition tapes and director commentary.
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