In 1923, a black town in Florida was burned to the ground, its people murdered because of a lie. Some escaped and survived because of the courage and compassion of a few extraordinary people. This film is for them.
Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and overwhelming.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- resolvedopen-ended
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Cast
- Ving RhamesMann
- Jon VoightJohn Wright
- Don CheadleSylvester Carrier
- Bruce McGillDuke Purdy
- Loren DeanJames Taylor
- Elise NealBeulah (Scrappie)
- Michael RookerSheriff Walker
- Robert PatrickLover
- Esther RolleAunt Sarah
- Catherine KellnerFanny Taylor
Crew
- John SingletonDirector
- Gregory PoirierWriter
- Johnny E. JensenDirector of Photography
- John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Bruce CannonEditor
- Jon PetersProducer
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