USA | 120 min | R | BluRay | Dir. Spike Lee
Salvatore "Sal" Fragione (Danny Aiello) is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out (Giancarlo Esposito), becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise. (rottentomatoes.com)
Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/5Ny631yQ-DM?si=6BIXUMpVv-Wul6Oo
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