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Betty and Coretta (2013)

TV-14 | | Biography, Drama | TV Movie 2 February 2013
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The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.

Director:

Yves Simoneau

Writers:

Shem Bitterman (teleplay by), Ron Hutchinson (teleplay by) | 2 more credits »

Stars:

Angela Bassett, Gloria Reuben, Tyler Hynes | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Angela Bassett ... Coretta Scott King
Gloria Reuben ... Myrlie Evers
Tyler Hynes ... Mike Fitzpatrick
Mary J. Blige ... Dr. Betty Shabazz
Malik Yoba ... Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ruby Dee ... Narrator
Tristan D. Lalla ... Jesse
Ayisha Issa ... Student with Question
Benz Antoine ... Ralph Abernathy
Shinelle Azoroh ... QB
Peter Miller ... Actor
Lindsay Owen Pierre ... Malcolm X
Richard Jutras ... Reporter
Cherise Boothe ... Toni Wallace
Nicki Whitely ... Attalah
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The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.

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christian feminism | liberation theology | See All (2) »

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Together they kept the dream alive.

Genres:

Biography | Drama

Certificate:

TV-14

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Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 February 2013 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Deux femmes d'exception See more »

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Production Co:

Sanitsky Company See more »
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Color
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Trivia

Angela Bassett who plays Coretta Scott King also depicted singer Tina Turner in the movie , "What's Love Got to Do With It?" Gloria Reuben who also stars in this film, also toured with the real life Tina Turner for her "Twenty Four Seven" tour in 2000. See more »

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Featured in 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2014) See more »

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Less of a preachy Civil Rights movie and more about the personal relationship between the two. I recommend this. I say B+
6 June 2013 | by cosmo_tiger – See all my reviews

"They killed our husbands Betty but they didn't kill their ideas. They are still alive. What's important now is for us to carry them forward." After the assassinations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. their wives are left to carry on their ideas and dreams. After a meeting at a convention Betty (Blige) and Coretta (Bassett) forge a life long friendship as well as becoming a force in the Civil Rights era. The subject matter for this made me want to watch it but the fact that it is a Lifetime movie made me a little hesitant. I have to admit that this is, to me, the best Lifetime movie I have ever seen. The writing is good and the acting is better. The movie kept me interested and watching the entire time and I even forgot it was a TV movie at times. The movie is less a Civil Rights in your face preachy movie and more about the personal relationship between the two and that actually added to the enjoyment. I have never said this about a Lifetime movie before but I recommend this. Overall, best Lifetime movie ever made. I give it a B+.
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