The Public — shot at Cincinnati’s Main Library branch — released a new trailer yesterday. Directed and written by Emilio Estevez, the film follows a group of homeless patrons during a wicked cold front who decide to stay at the library for shelter. But the situation boils into a standoff with local police.
Slated to hit theaters April 5, the cast includes Estevez and Jena Malone as two librarians caught in the middle of the situation; Michael K. Williams will star as the leader of the homeless group. Other cast members include Alec Baldwin, Christian Slater, Taylor Schilling, Jeffery Wright, Gabrielle Union and Jacob Vargas.
Having already made a festival circuit run, so far The Public has scored a fairly crisp 71 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Watch the trailer below.
This article appears in Feb 27 – Mar 6, 2019.
