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Release Year1997
Runtime1h 37m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
Genres—
Votes1
DirectorAnna Nicholas
WritersAnna Nicholas
TypeFeature Film
Rating9.0 out of 10
Cast8 credited
Also Known AsUnivers'l
About Univers'l
No one's getting along at the Univers'l strip mall in So Central LA on April 29, 1992, the day the Rodney King verdicts come down. An African-American liquor store owner has a nervous crush on a Vietnamese manicurist. A rich Beverly Hills housewife who wants to help "you people" by building a womens' shelter has just had her Mercedes stolen. The Iranian dry cleaners have destroyed a dress, a group of Swedish equestrians is hopelessly lost, and Kong, the Korean landlord, is missing. With a relentless hyperkinetic visual energy and creeping sense of impending terror, UNIVERS'L captures one long day in a rundown mini-mall when the riots engulf the city.
Directed by Anna Nicholas, Univers'l leans on a strong ensemble — Tony Todd, Anna Nicholas, Ann Osmond — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 1997.
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