Case 219


Case 219 is a 2010 American drama film written and directed by James Bruce, based on the 2004 novel Shooter by Walter Dean Myers. It stars Evan Ross, Leven Rambin, Taylor Nichols, Brett Davern, Melora Walters, and Harold Perrineau.

Plot

17-year-old Leonard Gray goes on a high school shooting rampage, killing one student and injuring scores more before turning the gun on himself. Using documentary style interviews, Case 219 examines the interconnected relationships among the shooter, his friends, their tormentors at school, and their parents. The film unfolds through the eyes of a Los Angeles Times journalist researching a story for the tenth anniversary of this tragedy, and in watching the interviews we discover the reporter's own shocking secret.

Cast

Releases

The film has been screened at seven different film festivals, premiering at the Atlanta Film Festival.