The Public (1998)

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After learning that emergency shelters are at full capacity when a brutal Midwestern cold front makes its way to Cincinnati, a large group of homeless library patrons led by Jackson refuse to leave the downtown public library at closing time. What begins as a nonviolent Occupy-style sit-in and ragtag act of civil disobedience quickly escalates into a standoff with local riot police, led by a no-nonsense crisis negotiator and a savvy district attorney with lofty political ambitions, all as two librarians are caught in the middle

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The Public (1998)

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as Jackson, the homeless man who leads the Occupy sit-in

Stuart Goodson, a librarian at the Cincinnati Public Library

Producer

Ernesto, head of security for the library

Detective Bill Ramstead,

Writer

Composer

Rebecca Parks, a local reporter

Angela, Stuart's neighbor and love interest

Smutts, homeless friend of Jackson's

Big George

Chief Edwards

Chip

Josh Davis, the local district attorney for the City of Cincinnati

Director

Mr. Anderson, the head librarian of the Cincinnati Public Library

Myra, a librarian at the Cincinnati Public Library

Cactus Ray, the homeless man

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