The Interrupters tells the moving and surprising stories of three Violence Interrupters — former gang members who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once caused.
Directed by: Steve James
Cast: a Chicago high school student whose death made national headlines when it was captured on videotape, Ameena Matthews, an initiative of the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention. In 2004, Cobe Williams, comes to the aid of the mother of Derrion Albert, Eddie Bocanegra, Eddie Bocanegra look back on their past experiences with street violence to try to steer young men, Gary Slutkin, implemented The Violence Interrupter concept. Violence interrupters Ameena Matthews, Ricardo "Cobe" Williams, the daughter of former Chicago gang leader Jeff Fort, the work of CeaseFire
Genres: Crime, Documentary, News