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The best of enemies

Racial tension runs high in 1971 Durham, North Carolina as residents continue to fight the 1954 Supreme Court decision to desegregate their schools. A series of town meetings are called to discuss the matter. Ann Atwater and C.P. Ellis, the meeting co-chairs, have very different views. Passionately...

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Other Authors: Bissell, Robin, 1968- (Screenwriter), Henson, Taraji P. (Actor), Rockwell, Sam (Actor), Ceesay, Babou, 1979- (Actor), Heche, Anne (Actor), Bentley, Wes, 1978- (Actor), Searcy, Nick (Actor), McGill, Bruce, 1950- (Actor), Zarvos, Marcelo (composer (expression)), Lanzenberg, David (director of photography.), Davidson, Osha Gray.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
Spanish
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, [2019]
Subjects:
Atwater, Ann, > 1935- > Drama.
Ellis, C. P. > (Claiborne Paul) > Drama.
Civil rights workers > North Carolina > Durham > Drama.
School integration > North Carolina > Durham > Drama.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Summary: Racial tension runs high in 1971 Durham, North Carolina as residents continue to fight the 1954 Supreme Court decision to desegregate their schools. A series of town meetings are called to discuss the matter. Ann Atwater and C.P. Ellis, the meeting co-chairs, have very different views. Passionately advocating for school integration is a way of life for Atwater, a champion for Civil Rights. C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops leading the Durham chapter of the Ku Klux Klan, vehemently opposes it. As the meetings progress, Atwater and Ellis learn they have more in common than they thought.
Item Description: Inspired by the events chronicled in the book of the same name by Osha Gray Davidson.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2019.
Wide screen.
Special features: Make a connection; Ann Atwater; An unlikely friendship; trailer.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 133 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD, NTSC region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.39:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, DVS Dolby Digital 2.0.
Audience: MPAA rating: PG-13; thematic material, racial epithets, some violence, and a suggestive reference.
Production Credits: Music, Marcelo Zarvos ; editor, Harry Yoon ; director of photography, David Lanzenberg.

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