Tribes tells the story of an African American, an Arab-American and a white guy who try to rob a subway wagon. Because none of them wants to rob people of their own race, it sets them off to a series of arguments over self-identity. This leads the would-be bandits to continually divide the passengers into various ethnic, cultural and economic subgroups in an effort to find a class of people that none of them identify with - a group they can feel good about robbing. When the train arrives at the next station, no one expects that the situation would be reversed. Self-identity is truly a bitch.
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The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
Blistering performances.
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
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