We give all this praise to war veterans and current members of the military, as we rightfully should, but we seem to forget about other parts of our military. We don’t seem to talk about African Americans or women in the service, or even a little thing like all the medical workers taking care of all of our service members oversees. The new documentary, The Luft Gangster: Memoirs of Second Class Hero attempts to address these oversights.
Following around ninety-three-year-old Alex Jefferson, Luft Gangster is the story of Jefferson’s experience in World War II, dealing with racism while growing up in Detroit, and basic life in the 1940s and 1950s. It is a simple story, especially the war elements that could probably be found in many other documentaries but Luft Gangster has a lot more going for it.
The film succeeds because of Alex Jefferson. He’s so likable,...
Following around ninety-three-year-old Alex Jefferson, Luft Gangster is the story of Jefferson’s experience in World War II, dealing with racism while growing up in Detroit, and basic life in the 1940s and 1950s. It is a simple story, especially the war elements that could probably be found in many other documentaries but Luft Gangster has a lot more going for it.
The film succeeds because of Alex Jefferson. He’s so likable,...
- 1/26/2016
- by Alexander Wolff
- CinemaNerdz
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