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CTL-W-0163 · Work

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Chicago-set heist film

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Film (work_type: film) — Features Year: 2018 Director: Steve McQueen Cast: Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo, Colin Farrell, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya, Jacki Weaver, Robert Duvall, Liam Neeson Set in contemporary Chicago World premiere: Toronto International Film Festival 2018

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Crowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens
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Negro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens
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Negro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens
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