37
On a March night in 1964, 37 neighbors in Queens, New York, witness the brutal murder of Kitty Genovese. None of them takes action or calls the police. 37 tells the story of a few of these people and what led up to the night when they unexplainably remained passive observers. The film is a convincing portrayal of a borough in change and a time characterized by racism, the Civil Rights Movement and political shifts. The actual event that inspired the film’s plot has been called a symbol for the moment when America lost its innocence. The director Puk Grasten skillfully weaves into her feature film debut various fates, dreams and family conflicts by leading us through an apartment building that comes to bear a collective failure.
Cast
Christina Brucato
as Kitty Genovese
Michael Potts
as Archibald Smith
Maria Dizzia
as Mary Cunningham
Jamie Harrold
as Bob Cunningham
Thomas Kopache
as George Bernstein
Adrian Martinez
as Gonzales
Samira Wiley
as Joyce Smith
Lucy Martin
as Florel Bernstein
Don Puglisi
as Sam
Mario Israel
as Winston Moseley
