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| * '''Officer Hanson''' is Officer Ryan's partner. After Officer Hanson witnesses Officer Ryan groping Christine, he pulls away from Officer Ryan. He cannot complain about Officer Ryan because his supervisor would claim that Hanson is lying about his reasons for pulling out. | * '''Officer Hanson''' is Officer Ryan's partner. After Officer Hanson witnesses Officer Ryan groping Christine, he pulls away from Officer Ryan. He cannot complain about Officer Ryan because his supervisor would claim that Hanson is lying about his reasons for pulling out. | ||
| * '''Daniel''' is a Mexican-American locksmith who faces discrimination as he works. He is seeking a safe environment for his young daughter. | * '''Daniel''' is a Mexican-American locksmith who faces discrimination as he works. He is seeking a safe environment for his young daughter. | ||
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* '''Farhad''' is an Persian store owner who is afraid for his safety. | ||
| ==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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Crash is a 2005 drama film directed by Paul Haggis. It premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2004, but was released internationally the following year. The film is a social commentary on racial and social tensions in Los Angeles. It was a critical and box-office success in the early summer of 2005.
Plot summary
Two car accidents, a carjacking, and a mysterious shooting of a police officer bring together a group of strangers in Los Angeles. The film switches between different storylines in a style reminiscent of Paul Thomas Anderson's 1999 movie Magnolia. Characters are from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds, and racism and sexism feature in many scenes.
Tagline: Live your life at the point of impact.
Characters
- Jean is the wife of Rick, the district attorney of Los Angeles. The Brentwood housewife is paranoid of people who are of other races.
- Graham is a police officer in the Los Angeles Police Department. He wants to prevent his brother, Peter, from going to prison.
- Officer Ryan is a police officer who gropes Christine. This causes his partner, Officer Hanson, to break away from him. Officer Ryan is also trying to get help for his father, who has a bladder infection. Officer Ryan has a grudge against African-Americans since he believes that they stole his father's job.
- Ria is a police officer and Graham's girlfriend.
- Flanagan is a police officer who talks Graham into accepting a corrupt deal.
- Rick is the district attorney of Los Angeles. His car was carjacked and he is now trying to get it back. He is the husband of Jean.
- Cameron is a Los Angeles film director who witnesses his wife getting groped by Officer Ryan.
- Anthony is a carjacker who sells stolen cars to a corrupt business. Anthony feels like White people are trying to put down African-Americans and has a very paranoid world view. He refuses to ride public buses since he says they were built to make fun of minorities. Anthony's partner in crime is Peter.
- Christine is the wife of Cameron, the Los Angeles film director. She is groped by Officer Ryan after her husband's car is pulled over. She gets angry at her husband because he does not say anything while she is being groped because he is afraid of getting shot.
- Officer Hanson is Officer Ryan's partner. After Officer Hanson witnesses Officer Ryan groping Christine, he pulls away from Officer Ryan. He cannot complain about Officer Ryan because his supervisor would claim that Hanson is lying about his reasons for pulling out.
- Daniel is a Mexican-American locksmith who faces discrimination as he works. He is seeking a safe environment for his young daughter.
- Farhad is an Persian store owner who is afraid for his safety.
Cast
- Sandra Bullock — Jean
- Don Cheadle — Graham
- Matt Dillon — Officer Ryan
- Jennifer Esposito — Ria
- William Fichtner — Flanagan
- Brendan Fraser — Rick
- Terrence Dashon Howard — Cameron (as Terrence Howard)
- Ludacris — Anthony (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges)
- Thandie Newton — Christine
- Ryan Phillippe — Officer Hanson
- Larenz Tate — Peter
- Tony Danza — Fred
- Keith David — Lt. Dixon
- Shaun Toub — Farhad
- Loretta Devine — Shaniqua Johnson
- Michael Peña — Daniel
- Bahar Soomekh — Dorri