The First Purge
Witness the birth of an American tradition.
Synopsis
To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the others, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Status: Released
Director: Gerard McMurray
Website: https://www.thefirstpurge.com
Main Cast
Y'lan Noel
Dmitri Cimber
Lex Scott Davis
Nya Charms
Joivan Wade
Isaiah Charms
Steve Harris
Freddy
Mugga
Dolores
Patch Darragh
Arlo Sabian / Chief of Staff
Marisa Tomei
Dr. May Updale / Architect
Luna Lauren Vélez
Luisa
Kristen Solis
Selina
Rotimi Paul
Skeletor
Trailer
User Reviews
Gimly
_The Purge_ has come a long way since its inception. Originally used as nothing more than an excuse to explain away "Why don't they just call the cops?" in your average home-invasion movie, the original _Purge_ movie had implied classism for the meat of it, and then an actual call to class division right at the end. Since then, the classism, and racism in American society has become a focal B-story to the _Purge_ movies, and now we're in 2018 for the prequel - _The First Purge_ - and those issues are now the whole point of the movie. Some might say that it's because the movies have lost any sense of subtlety, personally I think it's more that the creatives are sick of people missing the point. _The First Purge_ can't have been an easy thing to give the go-ahead in the current political climate over in the US, but it's important, and moreover, not a bad little film, socio-economic politics aside. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._
