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Traffic Stop

  • 2017
  • TV-14
  • 31m
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5.5/10
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Traffic Stop (2017)
DocumentaryShort

Traffic Stop tells the story of Breaion King, a 26-year-old African-American school teacher from Austin, Texas, who was stopped for a routine traffic violation that escalated into a dramatic... Read allTraffic Stop tells the story of Breaion King, a 26-year-old African-American school teacher from Austin, Texas, who was stopped for a routine traffic violation that escalated into a dramatic arrest. Caught on police dashcams, King was pulled from her car by the arresting officer,... Read allTraffic Stop tells the story of Breaion King, a 26-year-old African-American school teacher from Austin, Texas, who was stopped for a routine traffic violation that escalated into a dramatic arrest. Caught on police dashcams, King was pulled from her car by the arresting officer, repeatedly thrown to the ground and handcuffed. En route to jail in a squad car, she enga... Read all

  • Director
    • Kate Davis
  • Stars
    • Breaion King
    • Bryan Richter
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    1.1K
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    • Director
      • Kate Davis
    • Stars
      • Breaion King
      • Bryan Richter
    • 36User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 nominations total

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    4dominicdeschambault

    Horrible case to spotlight

    This is a great example of people not taking responsibility for their actions.1. She sped 2. She tried to avoid being pulled over 3. She took an attitude with the cop and didnt listen to his orders. 4. She immediately goes to the police brutal excuse as she cries out for a black cop.

    Now, I definitely believe the officer could have handled it better. But to make this specific case the basis for this argument is weak.
    2sean-48013

    Great topic, but not a great case to use

    Any reasonable person knows the topic is a real issue. And there are moments where we get to see the perspective of both a cop and the driver without it being wrapped in all of the emotional overdrive and posturing that oozes out of the rest of the film.

    With a different case this same format might have worked really well. This specific traffic stop's footage doesn't tell the story that needs to be told. It might actually serve to convince people in the opposite direction. Instead I have to wonder if the production team watched the dash cam footage. Did they edit it in believing they knew what it portrayed? Or were they so blinded by passion for the topic that they felt Breaion's life story would cause us to excuse her choices?

    Either way, it's sloppy. Hopefully future filmmakers take more care to ensure the dashcam footage matches the story they build.
    4priceiswhite

    No color matters!

    If I got stopped by a cop.. I would do what he says!!

    If she would of done what he asked her.. she would of been home with maybe a ticket for speeding!!!

    She fought him!

    She was strong & squirrely.. I was surprised!!

    No matter if ur white, brown, black, green or red.

    You do what a police officer asks.

    Show ur DL & Registration!

    She was in the wrong!

    Straight up!!!
    katiebaker-62198

    Interesting but biased

    I was excited to watch this but within the first 10 minutes could already distinguish this was not a true documentary, rather a political view and biased storytelling. Using the old trick of emotional attachment was way too obvious.. Breaion's own recounts and commentary of her own life became a 30 minute boasting party of "look how great and wonderful I am". All relatablity to her as a person went out the window with her arrogance. I left feeling... not pity towards her, not anger toward Law Enforcement like she wanted but rather a greater disconnect to her life and story than before. It's a documentary and for that I found watching the footage from the incident the most interesting thing about the film. However, I was highly disappointed in the lack of unbiased storytelling and would have appreciated Breaion taking ownership and accountability for at least one of her actions..I wanted to and would have related more to a person who can show me they aren't perfect yet are still good. When someone claims and attempts to show their life as all good and they do no wrong, it's unrelatable. Sad to give this such a low rating!
    random-70778

    Illustrates how the left is making minorities fragile and ignorant of the law.

    In every state in the US, and in every country in the world, you have to produce a drivers licence if behind the wheel of a car and stopped by law enforcement on a public road. Refusing to produce one based on lack of a warrant means you are nothing ore than an idiot and do not know what a warrant is.

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    • Trivia
      The Austin police officer involved in this case, Bryan Richter, was fired from his job on early 2018 after a similar aggressive conduct in another case where he lied about the use of excessive force.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2018: Documentary (2018)

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    • Release date
      • November 14, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site HBO
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Control de tráfico (Traffic Stop)
    • Filming locations
      • Austin, Texas, USA
    • Production company
      • Q-Ball Productions
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    • Runtime
      31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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