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Locks

  • 2009
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6.6/10
300
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Locks (2009)
DramaMysteryShort

A young man in Oakland, California, wakes with a heavy heart and decides to take a walk through the neighborhood to the local barbershop.A young man in Oakland, California, wakes with a heavy heart and decides to take a walk through the neighborhood to the local barbershop.A young man in Oakland, California, wakes with a heavy heart and decides to take a walk through the neighborhood to the local barbershop.

  • Director
    • Ryan Coogler
  • Writer
    • Ryan Coogler
  • Stars
    • Darnell Byrd
    • Trestin George
    • Larry Gray
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    300
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ryan Coogler
    • Writer
      • Ryan Coogler
    • Stars
      • Darnell Byrd
      • Trestin George
      • Larry Gray
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Darnell Byrd
    • Dante's Friend
    Trestin George
    • Dante's Friend
    Larry Gray
    • Dante's Friend
    Kiev Harris
    • Suspect
    Andrew Lamond
    • Dante's Friend
    Ronald Mills
    • Young Dante
    Robert George Nelson
    Robert George Nelson
    • Police Officer
    Frank Otis
    • The Barber
    Nia Renee Warren
    Nia Renee Warren
    • Afia
    • (as Nia Warren)
    Jalyn Robinson
    • Young Afia
    Turen Robinson
    • Dante
    Aman Sebahtu
    • Dante's Friend
    Brendan Slevin
    • Suspect
    DeAndre Sullivan
    • Dante's Friend
    Andre Taylor
    • Dante's Friend
    • Director
      • Ryan Coogler
    • Writer
      • Ryan Coogler
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    8natetate34

    Thought Provoking!

    It's a great thought provoking short film. In a culture where all you see is one thing and a lot of look a likes,it is sometimes hard to be different and set yourself apart. He not only made a choice for himself, but for his family. We need more films like this and look forward to seeing more of what this great mind has to offer. Hopefully one day in the future I will have the opportunity to work with Ryan. Keep making thought provoking films that will change peoples lives. Never allow anyone to cause you compromise your vision and just keep doing what you are doing. Your humility and character will take you further than you ever imagined.
    5david-rf

    Meh.

    I don't understand why suddenly everyone talks about this as a masterpiece, or says it's "wonderfully moving" or "thought provoking". My dear God. It's a short movie from a film school student who happened to become a successful Hollywood director. But that's not a valid reason to overrate this, that remains a mediocre work without any particular deep meaning or artistic value. The story is nice but very far from original. The cinematography is amateurish. I don't want to be that guy, I just hate when people ride the wave and overrate the s**t out of stuff. With 10 minutes on Google you can find shorts hundreds of times better than this one in every single aspect, but they're mostly unknown because the guys who made them didn't become famous. Period.

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    • Trivia
      First collaboration between Director Ryan Coogler and Composer Ludwig Goransson. Both attended USC Film School at the same time.

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    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts
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    • Runtime
      6 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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