What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire?

What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire?

Directed by Roberto Minervini

Produced by Okta Film, Shellac Sud

2019123 min7.2 / 10

A sobering documentary portrait of Black communities grappling with systemic violence and historical trauma while organizing for justice.

Summer 2017, a string of brutal police killings of young African American men has sent shockwaves throughout the country. A Black community in the American South tries to cope with the lingering effects of the past and navigate their place in a country that is not on their side. Meanwhile, the Black Panthers prepare a large-scale protest against police brutality.

Questions people ask

  • Is What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire? sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire? scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire? easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire? violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire? end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

60/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity52

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise54

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Like What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire?

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Like What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire?, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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