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The Keeper (1996)

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Reviews Counted: 6 Fresh: 1  Rotten:5 Average Rating: 3.9/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Synopsis: When a Haitian immigrant is incarcerated for a rape he steadfastly denies he committed, a disillusioned corrections officer believes his story and helps him post bail, even opening his house to the stranger. Ultimately, however, he and his wife discover that no good deed goes unpunished.... When a Haitian immigrant is incarcerated for a rape he steadfastly denies he committed, a disillusioned corrections officer believes his story and helps him post bail, even opening his house to the stranger. Ultimately, however, he and his wife discover that no good deed goes unpunished. First-time writer-director Joe Brewster's unflinching look at urban black life won the Best Film award at the Newark (NJ) Black Film Festival. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Giancarlo Esposito, Regina Taylor, Isaach de Bankolé

Director: Joe Brewster
Screenwriter: Joe Brewster
Composer: John Petersen
Producer: Jordi Torrent, Joe Brewster

DVD Info

Release:

Jun 1, 2004

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region [unknown]
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Additional Release Material:

  • Theatrical Trailer

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Still Image Gallery

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
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This ambitious but unsatisfying chronicle of a correctional officer played in the dramatic competition of the Sundance Film Festival.

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12/18/06
Emanuel Levy
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V.A. Musetto
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Chuck O'Leary
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07/23/05
Emanuel Levy
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Lacks insight though it's full of psychological implications.

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Dennis Schwartz
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Kim Williamson
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Turns into the narrowest of unsatisfying melodramas.

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