Storyline

On March 1, 1996, 15-year-old Shafeeq Murrel was killed on the street in South Philadelphia — innocently caught in the crossfire between rival pairs of crack dealers out for revenge. Shafeeq’s murder was one of 435 in Philadelphia that year, and it was soon shelved as a cold case. Then, detectives David Baker and Julie Hill took it on— two middle-aged white cops working a Black neighborhood in their battered Plymouth Gran Fury. Filmed like a taut police procedural, THE SHOOTING ON MOLE STREET chronicles the investigation, as Baker and Hill knock on doors, shake down dealers, and beg, threaten and cajole residents in an effort to get someone — anyone — to talk. Baker rejects any accusation of police racism in the unsolved murders of young Black men. Isn’t he out here trying to close the case? But racism is more complicated than intent.

Key Information

Director Mosco Boucault
Studio La Sept-Arte
Language EN

Cast & Crew

Wladimir Yordanoff

Wladimir Yordanoff

Commentaire

Frequently Asked Questions

The Shooting on Mole Street was released on January 1, 1998.

The runtime of The Shooting on Mole Street is 1h 30m.

The Shooting on Mole Street is a Documentary movie.

The Shooting on Mole Street is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.

The Shooting on Mole Street was directed by Mosco Boucault.

The main cast of The Shooting on Mole Street includes Wladimir Yordanoff.

The Shooting on Mole Street is originally in English.