Rough Justice: Rage and Redemption in 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'

Martin McDonagh's controversial black comedy about a woman's morally erratic attempts to avenge the death of her daughter has invited criticism for glossing over issues relating to race and disability. But in its lack of heroes or villains and refusal to present easy conclusions, the film is also a profound commentary on the frightening power of human anger, as Jasmine Crittenden finds.

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New & Notable, senior secondary, black humour, racism, rape, rape-revenge, police, Black Lives Matter, Ferguson, Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Peter Dinklage, Renée Fleming, Jane Eyre