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Son of the South

  • 20202020
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 45m
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6.2/10
2.1K
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Cedric the Entertainer, Lucas Till, Lucy Hale, and Lex Scott Davis in Son of the South (2020)
A grandson of a Klansman comes of age during the early 60's in the deep south and eventually joins the Civil Rights Movement. Based on Bob Zellner's autobiography "The Wrong Side of Murder Creek.
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The true story of one young white Southerner in the Summer of 1961, caught in a place and time where he had to choose which side he was on.The true story of one young white Southerner in the Summer of 1961, caught in a place and time where he had to choose which side he was on.The true story of one young white Southerner in the Summer of 1961, caught in a place and time where he had to choose which side he was on.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
2.1K
YOUR RATING
    • Barry Alexander Brown
    • Barry Alexander Brown(screenplay by)
    • Bob Zellner(based upon the book 'The Wrong Side of Murder Creek' by)
    • Constance Curry(based upon the book 'The Wrong Side of Murder Creek' by)
  • Stars
    • Lucas Till
    • Jim Klock
    • Michael Sirow
    • Barry Alexander Brown
    • Barry Alexander Brown(screenplay by)
    • Bob Zellner(based upon the book 'The Wrong Side of Murder Creek' by)
    • Constance Curry(based upon the book 'The Wrong Side of Murder Creek' by)
  • Stars
    • Lucas Till
    • Jim Klock
    • Michael Sirow
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    • 45User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
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    Cedric the Entertainer in Son of the South (2020)
    Cian Genaro and Lucas Till in Son of the South (2020)
    Brian Dennehy, Lucas Till, and Byron Herlong in Son of the South (2020)
    Sharonne Lanier in Son of the South (2020)
    Jake Abel and Mike Manning in Son of the South (2020)
    Jake Abel and Mike Manning in Son of the South (2020)
    Lucas Till and Lucy Hale in Son of the South (2020)
    Lex Scott Davis and Lydia Styslinger in Son of the South (2020)
    Lex Scott Davis in Son of the South (2020)
    Lex Scott Davis in Son of the South (2020)
    Lucas Till and Lex Scott Davis in Son of the South (2020)
    Brian Dennehy and Lucas Till in Son of the South (2020)

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    Lucas Till
    Lucas Till
    • Bob Zellner
    Jim Klock
    Jim Klock
    • Younger
    Michael Sirow
    Michael Sirow
    • Jay-Jay
    Jake Abel
    Jake Abel
    • Doc
    Cian Genaro
    Cian Genaro
    • John Hill
    Mike Manning
    Mike Manning
    • Townsend Ellis
    Lucy Hale
    Lucy Hale
    • Carol Ann
    Cedric the Entertainer
    Cedric the Entertainer
    • Reverend Abernathy
    Sharonne Lanier
    Sharonne Lanier
    • Rosa Parks
    Nicole Ansari-Cox
    Nicole Ansari-Cox
    • Professor Kleiner
    Bram Fuller
    • Willy B. Painter
    Brendon Fuller
    • Officer Fuller
    Gina Cielo
    Gina Cielo
    • Church Singer
    Joey Thurmond
    Joey Thurmond
    • Coach Raines
    Rodney Clark
    • Attorney General
    Nicole Lamb
    • Huntingdon Student
    Brian Dennehy
    Brian Dennehy
    • J.O. Zellner
    Byron Herlong
    Byron Herlong
    • James Zellner
      • Barry Alexander Brown
      • Barry Alexander Brown(screenplay by)
      • Bob Zellner(based upon the book 'The Wrong Side of Murder Creek' by)
      • Constance Curry(based upon the book 'The Wrong Side of Murder Creek' by)
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    • Trivia
      Chaka Forman plays his own father, James Forman Sr., in this movie. James Forman Sr. was a prominent African American leader in the American Civil Rights movement during the 1960s. As executive secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee for much of the 1960s, he played an essential role in many of the seminal events of the Civil Rights movement, including the freedom rides, the Birmingham movement, and the Selma-to-Montgomery marches. Chaka Forman's mother, Constancia "Dinky" Romilly, a white woman, was a daughter of Jessica Mitford (one of the aristocratic Mitford Sisters, several of whom became famous--or infamous--in their native England for their divergent political loyalties). Unlike her sisters Diana and Unity (who declared their loyalty to Nazism) Jessica was a devoted leftist who at one time was a Communist Party member. She was also close friends with Virginia and Clifford Durr (portrayed in this movie by Julia Ormond and Greg Thornton) and was in fact living with the Durrs when she gave birth to Constancia; Virginia Durr's autobiography, "Outside the Magic Circle: The Autobiography of Virginia Foster Durr," contains a photograph of Chaka Forman's mother, Constancia, as a baby sitting on the lap of her mother, Jessica.
    • Soundtracks
      Southbound
      Written by Doc Watson (as Arthel Lane Watson)

      Published by Hillgreen Music, Budde Spongs, Downtown DMP Songs

      Performed by George Stanford

      Produced by Herman Beeftink and Dave Berg

      Courtesy of Elite Source Music

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    6/10
    Spike Lee
    Well, what are you doing all the way down here?

    Trying to find out where they buried freedom, brother.

    What are you doing here!?

    An inspiring film that reminds us all that anyone can be a hero. Truly moving. The film we all need right now!
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    • yusufpiskin
    • Apr 22, 2021

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    • Release date
      • February 5, 2021 (United States)
      • United States
      • "Son of the South" at the Clear Horizon website
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      • Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama, USA
    • Production companies
      • El Ride Productions
      • Jaba Films
      • Lucidity Entertainment
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    • 1 hour 45 minutes
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