Centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit, battling over the desegregation of schools in Durham, North Carolina during the racially-charged summer of 1971. The incredible events that unfolded would change Durham and the lives of Atwater and Ellis forever.
Directed by Robin Bissell
based on novel or book
ku klux klan
1970s
north carolina
based on true story
racism
interracial friendship
segregation
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Cast
Taraji P. Henson
Ann Atwater
Sam Rockwell
Claiborne Paul Ellis
Babou Ceesay
Bill Riddick
Anne Heche
Mary Ellis
Wes Bentley
Floyd Kelly
Nick Searcy
Garland Keith
Bruce McGill
Carvie Oldham
John Gallagher Jr.
Lee Trombley
Nicholas Logan
Wiley Yates
Gilbert Glenn Brown
Howard Clement
Caitlin Mehner
Maddy Mays
Kendall Ryan Sanders
Ben Butler
Crew
Harry Yoon
Editor
Danny Strong
Producer
Tobey Maguire
Producer
Popular Reviews
80 reviews
Jasmine Townsend
7.0★ · 03/22/26
shit had me tearing up 🤧
shit had me tearing up 🤧
Haley McKibben
6.0★ · 02/03/26
Turns out when you’re not a racist piece of shit people will come buy your gas
I love Taraji P. Henson
Turns out when you’re not a racist piece of shit people will come buy your gas
I love Taraji P. Henson
Alicia
5.0★ · 01/13/25
Forgettable
Forgettable
Reece J
7.0★ · 12/19/24
sam baby the amount of racists you’ve played is getting concerning
sam baby the amount of racists you’ve played is getting concerning