CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

Back to the finderTHE FILM / 1969
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THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE1969 1h 21m USA

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME

Keep the feeling.

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The Thin Blue Line

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CURATING YOUR NEXT FRAME

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

Also known as The Greater Good, this series of vignettes focuses on the day-to-day work of Kansas City, Missouri police covers the range of circumstances they encounter and the variety of social roles they are asked to play. More than simply chasing down criminals, the police act as counselors, negotiators and arbitrators of civil injustices, minor altercations and petty crimes.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Richard Nixon

Himself