Anchor Bay and The Weinstein Company will release on Blu-ray Ryan Coogler's Fruitvale Station (2013), starring Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer, and Kevin Durand. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the nation on January 14th.
Filmmaker Ryan Coogler makes his feature directorial debut with this drama centered on the
tragic shooting of Oscar Grant (Michael B. Jordan), a vibrant 22-year-old Bay Area father
who was senselessly gunned down by BART officers on New Year's Day in 2009, and whose
murder sent shockwaves through the nation after being captured on camera by his fellow
passengers.
Fruitvale Station premiered to
high praise at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, winning both the Grand Jury Prize for
dramatic feature and the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film, the first film since 2009's
Precious to simultaneously capture both awards. It also played in the Un Certain Regard
section at this year's Festival de Cannes, taking home the Prize of the Future award. Most
recently, the Independent Filmmaker Project nominated Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan
for the 2013 Gotham Independent Film Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director and Breakthrough
Actor awards, respectively. The film is also up for the 2013 Gotham Independent Film
Audience Award.