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The Public

2019
Directed byEmilio Estevez
2h 2m

An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.

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Alec BaldwinDetective Bill RamsteadTaylor SchillingAngelaEmilio EstevezStuart
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Drama
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.5

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