2020
137 min
The true story of the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader. During the racially charged summer of 1971, Atwater and Ellis come together to co-chair a community summit on the desegregation of schools in Durham, N.C. The ensuing debate and battle soon lead to surprising revelations that change both of their lives forever.
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Release DateApr 6, 2019
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- Taraji P. Henson as Ann Atwater
- Sam Rockwell as Claiborne Paul Ellis
- Babou Ceesay as Bill Riddick
- Anne Heche as Mary Ellis
- Wes Bentley as Floyd Kelly
- Nick Searcy as Garland Keith
- Bruce McGill as Carvie Oldham
- John Gallagher Jr. as Lee Trombley
- Nicholas Logan as Wiley Yates
- Gilbert Glenn Brown as Howard Clement
- Caitlin Mehner as Maddy Mays
- Dolan Wilson as Councilman Bill Atkins
- Morgan Mackey as Young Mother
- Kendall Ryan Sanders as Ben Butler
- Chris Cavalier as Leonard
- Malerie Grady as Singing White Woman
- Ryan Dinning as Jeb
- Najah Jackson as Operation Breakthrough Staffer
- Bethany DeZelle as Court Clerk
- David Plunkett as Mr. Paulsen
- Al Hamacher as Charles Steele
- McKenzie Applegate as Vickie Ellis
- Brody Rose as Timmy Ellis
- Carson Holmes as Kenneth Ellis
- Nadej K. Bailey as Marilynn Atwater
- Kevin Iannucci as Larry Ellis
- Susan Williams as Nurse Caitlin
- Lucius Baston as Teacher
- Jeanette Branch as Principal
- Jessica Miesel as Doreen (Waitress)
- Rachel Bagley as Local Reporter
- Charles Orr as NAACP Lawyer
- Tim Ware as Judge Leslie Hallford
- Jill Jane Clements as Secretary
- Ned Vaughn as Wilbur Hobby
- Dawntavia Bullard as Delores Riddick
- Sope Aluko as Henrietta Kaye
- Coley Campany as Charrette Volunteer #1
- Elizabeth Omilami as Marion Wilson
- Arin Logan as Peggy
- Kameron Kierce as Miles
- Charles Black as Reverend Joseph
- Aaron K Smalls as Archie Cox
- Hope Leigh as Charrette Volunteer #2
- Bart Hansard as Horace Bray
- Jeremy Madden as Boone Ewell
- Morgan Brown as Sam Watford
- Robert Harvey as Earl Weeks
- Cranston Johnson as Emmett
- Afemo Omilami as Franklin Mose
- Jack Montague as Alvin
- Chanté Bowser as Nurse Bernadette
- Rhoda Griffis as Nurse Whitney
- Wilbur Fitzgerald as Fire Safety Inspector
- Shane Jackson as Robert Jones
- Chanel Young as Charrette Secretary
- Michael Hyland Cole as Gas Company Man
- Shane Biseell as Youth Corps Member
- Annie Cook as Mrs. Keith
- Rae Olivier as Caroline Kelly
- Lindsey Moser as Cashier
- Milton Saul as Parent / Ann's Army (uncredited)
- Timothy Carr as Police Officer (uncredited)
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