Decade of Fire

Name: Decade of Fire
Genre: History, Documentary
Released: May 3, 2019
Duration: 76 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Carmen Rosado, Hetty Fox, Mike Amadeo, Ramón Rueda, Robert Foster

2019

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| Release Date: May 3, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Carmen Rosado, Hetty Fox, Mike Amadeo, Ramón Rueda, Robert Foster, Ronald Reagan

Summary: Throughout the 1970’s, fires consumed the South Bronx. Black and Puerto Rican residents were blamed for the devastation even as they battled daily to save their neighborhoods. In Decade of Fire, Bronx-born Vivian Vázquez Irizarry pursues the truth surrounding the fires – uncovering policies of racism and neglect that still shape our cities,Throughout the 1970’s, fires consumed the South Bronx. Black and Puerto Rican residents were blamed for the devastation even as they battled daily to save their neighborhoods. In Decade of Fire, Bronx-born Vivian Vázquez Irizarry pursues the truth surrounding the fires – uncovering policies of racism and neglect that still shape our cities, and offering hope to communities on the brink today.… Expand

Director: Gretchen Hildebran and Vivian Vazquez

Genre(s): History, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 76 min

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RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

Jul 14, 2020

More than anything else, though, Decade of Fire succeeds as one of the best explanations in recent cinema of what the phrase "systemic racism" means. Read full review

Joshua Minsoo Kim

May 2, 2019

Decade of Fire’s purpose is to make known how those in the Bronx must continue to fight even today against forces hellbent on their erasure. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

May 2, 2019

Decade of Fire is at its best when showing how the fires affected individuals effectively left to fend for themselves. Read full review

John DeFore

May 2, 2019

Irizarry sees locals who survived these challenges acquiring new layers of toughness and pride, increasingly ready to fight for their communities. Read full review

The Playlist Andrew Bundy

Aug 30, 2019

It tells a lot of great stories and illuminates a city-wide tragedy, but given all the heartbreaking and enraging stories within, one wishes Decade Of Fire could emotionally sear and rage just as well as it educates. Read full review

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