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Bushwick’s Own Anthony Ramos Will Star in Movie About Police Brutality

Raised in the area, Ramos has started in Lin Manuel Miranda's pop-culture sensation Hamilton, but is taking it back to his Brooklyn roots for his latest project.

By Abigail Koffler

Aug. 6, 2018 · 3 min read

Arts & Culture

Bushwick’s Own Anthony Ramos Will Star in Movie About Police Brutality

Raised in the area, Ramos has started in Lin Manuel Miranda's pop-culture sensation Hamilton, but is taking it back to his Brooklyn roots for his latest project.

Abigail Koffler August 6, 2018Aug 6, 2018 · 3 min read

Hamilton star and Bushwick raised Anthony Ramos, stars in “Monsters and Men,” a new film about police brutality set in Bed-Stuy that debuted at Sundance this January.

Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, the movie will be in wide release on September 28th. The…

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