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Emilio Estevez’s The Public is a passionate commentary on modern social issues. His all-star cast features Alec Baldwin, Jena Malone, Taylor Schilling, Christian Slater, Che “Rhymefest” Smith, Gabrielle Union, Jacob Vargas, Michael K. Williams, Jeffrey Wright, and more.

The film tells the story of public librarians faced with an “occupy” sit in from a homeless community. What starts off as chaos leads to a powerful movement that captures the public’s attention.

“The Public” hits theaters April 5th

About The Public
In “The Public” an unusually bitter Arctic blast has made its way to downtown Cincinnati and the front doors of the public library where the action of the film takes place. At odds with library officials over how to handle the extreme weather event, some homeless patrons turn the building into a shelter for the night by staging an “Occupy” sit in. What begins as an act of civil disobedience becomes a stand-off with police and a rush-to-judgment media constantly speculating about what’s really happening. This David versus Goliath story tackles some of our nation’s most challenging issues, homelessness and mental illness and sets the drama inside one of the last bastions of democracy-in-action: your public library.

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Drama