The Public

2018
6.2
Poster The Public

Title: The Public

Original Title: The Public

Year: 2018

Info

  • Country: USA
  • Length: 119 Minutes (1 hour 59 min)
  • Genre: Drama
  • Age rating: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over)

Release Dates

  • UK: February 21 2020

Plot

'The Public' follows Stuart Goodson (Emilio Estevez, 'The Breakfast Club', 'Bobby'), a librarian working in a public library in Cincinnati which acts as an unofficial daytime refuge for the city's homeless who rely on the building for warmth and access to bathrooms. When a particularly severe cold snap hits the city, two homeless people die due to the weather conditions. One night, many of the local homeless citizens, led by Jackson (Michael Kenneth Williams, 'When They See Us', 'The Wire'), decide to stay in the library past closing time both for survival's sake and to make a point to the local government, who have filled up the city's homeless shelters to full capacity. Stuart decides to stand with them, and convinces the young and liberal librarian Myra (Jena Malone, 'The Neon Demon', 'Nocturnal Animals') to do so with him. What starts out as a non-violent protest, however, becomes more tense as the local police attempts to get them to give up their stand. As local politician Josh Davis (Christian Slater, 'Mr. Robot', 'Dirty John') prods police negotiator Detective Bill Ramstead (Alec Baldwin, 'Will & Grace', 'Before You Know It') to force the protestors out, the cry for emergency refuge for the homeless grows ever stronger in their fight for survival and humanitarianism.

'The Public' is written and directed by Emilio Estevez.

Cast

Director:

Emilio EstevezEmilio Estevez

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Detective Bill Ramstead

Emilio Estevez

Emilio Estevez

Stuart Goodson

Jacob Vargas

Jacob Vargas

Ernesto Ramirez

Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle Union

Rebecca Parks

Videos

'The Public' Trailer 2:41

'The Public' Trailer

January 15 2020

Photos

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