Film recommendation · 1989
Do the Right Thing
Spike Lee · 2h
United States · English
Drama · Comedy
What is Do the Right Thing about?
On the hottest day of the year, simmering racial tensions on one Brooklyn block move toward an irreversible confrontation.
Why watch Do the Right Thing?
Lee makes a neighbourhood feel exuberantly alive before showing how heat, pride and unequal power can fracture it. The film refuses the comfort of a single correct response.
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