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    Movie review: Peter Nicks advocates for the truth in 'The Force,' his look at Oakland's police department

    by By Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Sep 26, 2017 2 minutes

    Director Peter Nicks got more than he bargained for when he started working on "The Force," a lot more, and we are the beneficiaries.

    Winner of a directing award at Sundance, this examination of the internal workings of the Oakland Police Department is the second of a projected trilogy of documentaries looking at that Northern California city's public institutions.

    Nicks' first film, 2012's "The Waiting

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