Blackout (2007)

Drama

BLACKOUT takes you inside the personal journey of what went down and what it was really like in Brooklyn, NY on August 14. It examines the nature of man to take advantage of his own fellow man outside of normal conditions, in times of weakness and vulnerability

Release Date: October 1, 2007
Runtime: 1h 35m
Rating: 5.6/10 (9 votes)

Director: Jerry LaMothe

Cast: Jeffrey Wright, Zoe Saldaña, Melvin Van Peebles, Michael B. Jordan, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Saul Rubinek, Sean Blakemore, Susan Kelechi Watson

Full Cast (27 people)

Jeffrey Wright as Nelson
Zoe Saldaña as Claudine
Melvin Van Peebles as George
Michael B. Jordan as C.J.
LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Mrs. Thompson
Saul Rubinek as Sol
Sean Blakemore as James
Susan Kelechi Watson as Fatima
Jamie Hector as Rasheed
Turron Kofi Alleyne as Khalil
Kisha Batista as Cam
Robert Brickle-Tate as Tyrone
Anthony Chisholm as "Toothless Tone"
Lloyd DeLeon as Uniform Cop
Neha Joshi as Ali
Jerry LaMothe as Rick
Barbara Montgomery as Mrs. Germaine
Khalida Outlaw as Dedra
Sara Pickett as Keisha
Prodigy as Sin
Omar Scroggins as L'
Johnny Solo as Anthony
Tobias Truvillion as Reggie
Ali A. Wahhab as "Wisdom"
Vernon 'Dyverse' Wooten as "Tech"
Yury Yakor as Russian Electronics Store Owner
Marjorie Jean as Marketing Presenter

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Blackout

Blackout

Blackout

Blackout

Blackout

95 min

BLACKOUT takes you inside the personal journey of what went down and what it was really like in Brooklyn, NY on August 14. It examines the nature of man to take advantage of his own fellow man outside of normal conditions, in times of weakness and vulnerability

95 min

BLACKOUT takes you inside the personal journey of what went down and what it was really like in Brooklyn, NY on August 14. It examines the nature of man to take advantage of his own fellow man outside of normal conditions, in times of weakness and vulnerability

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Original LanguageEnglish

Release Date10/1/2007

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Cast

Jeffrey Wright

as Nelson

Zoe Saldaña

as Claudine

Melvin Van Peebles

as George

Michael B. Jordan

as C.J.

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

as Mrs. Thompson

Saul Rubinek

as Sol

Sean Blakemore

as James

Susan Kelechi Watson

as Fatima

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Blackout about?▾

BLACKOUT takes you inside the personal journey of what went down and what it was really like in Brooklyn, NY on August 14. It examines the nature of man to take advantage of his own fellow man outside…

How long is Blackout?▾

1h 35m

When was Blackout released?▾

October 1, 2007

Who directed Blackout?▾

Jerry LaMothe

Who stars in Blackout?▾

Jeffrey Wright, Zoe Saldaña, Melvin Van Peebles

What genre is Blackout?▾

Drama

What is Blackout rated?▾

R