It is hard to find filmmakers with such a sensitivity to tells stories and adapt someone material with respect. But when you find one, you are impressed with the results.
James Baldwin famous activist wrote a powerful novel under the name If Beale Street Could Talk, Director Barry Jenkins after winning the Oscar for best film on one of the most controversial award shows ever, decided to make a movie about Baldwin novel.

Clementine "Tish" Rivers (Kiki Lane) have a long time friendship with Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt (Stephan James), one decided to start a romantic relationship growing every day, unexpectedly Tish is pregnant of Fonny's child. The news comes joy for Tish family, especially for her mom Shanon Rivers (Regina King) but not well received on Fonny's family, especially Mrs. Hunt. One day Tish is harassed by an Italian guy at the store, Alonzo comes to rescue her physically throwing the man out of the store, but of course, a white police office appears and is trying to find an excuse to arrest him. A few days later, the same police officer arrests him with charges of raping a woman from the neighborhood. The case is really difficult to win, do the police officer testify against Fonny.

If Beale Street Could Talk is presented in a nonlinear structure making the film so enjoyable because you witness Tish and Fonny relationship from the very beginning and at the same time you see them struggling while Alonzo is in jail, fighting for justice.

The powerful vision by Barry Jenkins gives the actors the opportunity to kind break the 4rth wall by looking at you, asking you to feel their love, their pain, and suffering. Every detail in If Beale Street Could Talk is so well put out, from music, art direction, editing, and cinematography, is like all these elements are merged perfectly and evenly. The performance of the cast as a whole and individually is groundbreaking, due chemistry, and direction. This film is a great document on how till this day, police brutality against people of color lives on without enough consequences.