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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   189 votes
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Director:
Bill Duke
Writers (WGA):
Michael D'Antonio (story)
Richard Wesley (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:
31 March 2006 (Hungary) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
The words "Black Power" bring back memories of names like Stokely Carmichael, H. Rap Brown, and Eldridge Cleaver... more | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
Very moving more

Cast

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Forest Whitaker ... Marcus Clay

Jonathan Silverman ... Michael Deane

Ossie Davis ... Rev. Gregory
Gene Mack ... T.J.

Tyrone Benskin ... Archie
Paul Benjamin ... Otis
Mpho Koaho ... Baily

Melanie Nicholls-King ... Rose Clay
Serena Lee ... Lucille Clay
Khafre Armatrading ... Brooks Clay

Adam Weiner ... Charles Hillibrand

Christopher Britton ... William Chase (as Chris Britton)
Beau Starr ... Neely

Paulino Nunes ... Lawson
Aaron Walpole ... Jimmy
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some violent images and language.
Runtime:
Brazil:78 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Filming Locations:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
[filmed evidence of KKK activity by local leaders is presented to a judge]
Christenberry: I'm looking at photos and films of Bogalusa, and all I see are Confederate flags. Is there not one American flag in the town of Bogalusa?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2004) (TV) more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Very moving, 20 February 2003
Author: Apryl N Paris from Detroit, MI

This is supposed to be a historical account, and I believe it to be just that..... so the story itself doesn't get points - I'm just glad that the story is getting out. As a viewer, I was truly moved to anger, to passion, to compassion, and finally to tears of victory over an evil that should be brought out to the light. I give the movie a score of 9 out of ten.... but I can't honestly say what I would do to improve it. The performances of every one were excellent. The children weren't cute moppets, nor were they incredibly heroic. I could relate to the feeling of 'don't rock the boat' that was the world of Marcus, and also the "Never again" battle cries once he realized that, though he is one person, every one of us can make a difference. It was entertaining and inspiring

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