An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.
Acting
Michael K. Williams' heartbreaking final role as Jackson
Writing
Estevez's script based on real 2007 Cincinnati incident
Production
Shot in actual Cincinnati Public Library main branch
Director
Emilio Estevez
Alec Baldwin
Detective Bill Ramstead
Taylor Schilling
Angela
Emilio Estevez
Stuart
Jena Malone
Myra
Christian Slater
Josh Davis
Jacob Vargas
Ernesto Ramirez
Gabrielle Union
Rebecca Parks
Michael Kenneth Williams
Jackson
Jeffrey Wright
Anderson
Rhymefest
Big George (as Che Rhymefest Smith)
Ki Hong Lee
Chip
Patrick Hume
Caesar
Richard T. Jones
Chief Tom Edwards
Susanna Thompson
Marcy Ramstead
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Estevez spent years trying to fund this after The Way; he essentially self-financed through favours and favours owed from four decades in Hollywood.
The real 2007 incident ended peacefully with no charges; Estevez deliberately changed the escalation to force audiences to confront what 'public' actually means.
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