Premiere Date: July 5, 2005
Synopsis
Street Fight covers the turbulent campaign of Cory Booker, a 32-year old Rhodes Scholar/Yale Law graduate running for mayor of Newark, N.J. against Sharpe James, the four-term incumbent twice his age. An urban David and Goliath story, the film chronicles the young man's struggle against the city's entrenched political machine, which routinely uses strong-arm tactics to hold onto power. The battle sheds light on important questions about democracy, power, poverty and race. When the mayor accuses the Ivy League-educated challenger of not being "really black," the campaign forces voters to examine how we define race in America.
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Amazing!
Street Fight is absolutely amazing. It is an incredibly well made documentary following one of America's most inspiring and promising politicians. It really captures the corrupt operations of the city of Newark before Booker was elected. Incredible watch and I would recommend it to anyone!
by Jonathan
July 29, 2009, 3:31 PM