United States, September 1st, 2016. American football player Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem, protesting police brutality against black people. Part of the population regards the gesture as an unacceptable affront to the flag. Later, he loses his place on his team. Today, however, he is considered by many as a true hero.
Cast
Nate Boyer
Self - Former NFL Player
Kent Babb
Self - Journalist
Patrick Esume
Self - AF Coach
Lilian Thuram
Self - Former Football Player
Joe Fernandez
Self - Barman
Scott Ostler
Self - Sports Columnist
Chris Ault
Self - Former NFL Player
Melina Abdullah
Self - Activist
Colin Kaepernick
Self (archive footage)
Tommie Smith
Self (archive footage)
John Carlos
Self (archive footage)
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage)
George Zimmerman
Self (archive footage)
John Legend
Self (archive footage)
Common
Self (archive footage)
Donald Trump
Self (archive footage)
Hillary Clinton
Self (archive footage)
Pharrell Williams
Self (archive footage)
Stevie Wonder
Self (archive footage)
Eric Garner
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Annebeth Jacobsen
Director
Jobst Knigge
Co-Director
Johannes Hiroshi Nakajima
Editor
Maurice Langehein
Online Editor, Color Grading
Daniel Pimentel
Production Coordinator
Anke Schleicher
Producer
Heike Lettau
Producer
Yvette Durrenberger
Producer
Leopold Hoesch
Producer
Bettina Kluge
Line Producer
Silke Burmeister
Line Producer
Anna-Maria Kégl
Production Assistant
Johannes Straub
Camera Operator
Torbjörn Karvang
Camera Operator
Jörg Adams
Camera Operator
Ilhan Coskun
Camera Operator
Tizian Satlek
Sound Mixer
Felix Hoffmann
Original Music Composer
Britta Luckas
Researcher
Lilly Solms
Researcher
Karoline Noth
Unit Manager
Thorsten Kügler
Graphic Designer
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