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The second edition of ‘The Body of Jazz’ continues in the cosy Armani/Silos cinema hall. With “Do the Right Thing”, Spike Lee tells us about the explosion of racial tensions on a hot afternoon in a Brooklyn neighbourhood.
Directed by Spike Lee, with Ossie Davis and Danny Aiello.
Running time: 1 hour 53 minutes.
Year: 1989.
Genre: drama.
Nominated for an Academy Award in 1990 for Best Supporting Actor (Danny Aiello) and Best Original Screenplay (Spike Lee).
In a ‘black’ Brooklyn neighbourhood, all seems quiet. The race riots of fifteen, twenty years earlier seem forgotten. But one scorching hot day is enough to exacerbate tempers. The Italian pizzeria is raided. The owner takes revenge.
