INstitution/GeNre

-crash opened in wide release on 6th may 2005 and was a box office success.
-The film's budget was $6.5 million (plus $1 million in financing). Because of the financial constraints, director Haggis filmed in his own house, borrowed a set from the TV show Monk, used his car in parts of the film, and even used cars from other staff members. Despite its success in relation to its cost, Crash was the least successful film, at the domestic box office, to win Best Picture since The Last Emperor in 1988.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_(2004_film).
-Other films which I have researched on and represent similar social issues raised are “Bullet Boy” and “City of God”.
-The two films mentioned above have similar social issues such as poverty, stereotypes in society, prejudices against black people, and different social divides such as the “rich” and the “poor”.
-In my research I have also gathered that crash can be placed under the Genre of an action film. This is because the different social issues raised trigger off the action in the film such as racism. From the beginning of the film the issue of death keeps the audience engaged throughout the film.