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Plot Summary
Nate Parker (The Great Debaters) stars with Golden Globe-winner Ricky Schroder (TV's 24) in this electrifying true story as told in the award-winning book by Timothy Tyson. When a black Vietnam War vet is murdered by whites in small-town North Carolina, it sparks a firestorm of violent protest. Amid the rising chaos, a local teacher (Parker) and newly arrived preacher (Schroder) will risk everything to see justice done and change the brutal legacy of the past. From writer/director Jeb Stuart (screenwriter of Die Hard), it's a powerful, emotionally explosive film the New York Times applauds as "...rich and fascinating."
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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50%- Reviews Counted: 28
- Fresh: 14
- Rotten: 14
- Average Rating: 5.8/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: What the film lacks in psychological nuance it makes up for in unassuming, intimate social observation.
Rotten: Comes off as a painfully old-fashioned, flatly directed exercise in passionless historical reenactment.
Rotten: Too often, the film props up caricatures and constructs in its superficial gloss on history.
Fresh: Though it can't quite transcend its filmmaker's earnest intentions, this solemn history lesson offers several powerful moments.
Customer Reviews
Great!!!
This movie is awesome! It's so emotional and jammed pack with a mind binding story line! I recommend anyone to see this!
Great movie!
Everyone needs to watch this movie! Really opens your eyes to real life issues! Past & present!
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