DO THE RIGHT THING

1989 120 min USA Spike Lee

2017 - MAGIC LANTERN

Synopsis

A look at life in a district of Brooklyn on a hot summer day. Sal Fragione has owned a pizzeria for 25 years. The neighborhood has changed a lot in the time he’s been there and is now composed mainly of African-American and Hispanic people. His son Pino hates it there and would like to relocate the restaurant to their own neighborhood. For Sal however, the pizzeria represents something that is part of his life and a part of the community. Nominated for two Oscars, including Best Script. (Screening for Elementary and High Schools).

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