Recently, I saw a wonderful film called “Night Catches Us” starring Anthony Mackie (“McReele”), Kerry Washington (“Race”), Wendell Pierce (“Brokeology”) and Jamie Hector (both memorably featured in “The Wire”), Amari Cheatom (“Zooman and The Sign” and “The Book of Grace”) and Jamara Griffin, an apparent newcomer--and one to watch.
The film told the story of Marcus (Mackie), an ex-Black Panther, who returns home to his Philly neighborhood, after a self-imposed exile and a jail term, for his father's funeral, only to find himself up against issues he tried to escape. The main issue is the widely held belief that Marcus snitched and caused the death of their Panther brother--husband of Patricia (Washington) and father of Iris (Wilson). Marcus is conflicted, contrite, and somewhat afraid, due mostly to the notion of confronting his angry Panther brother (Hector) who has never forgiven him, and is bent on revenge. Marcus is determined to face his enemies and exorcise his demons.
The story is larger than described above.
