- Drama
- 135 min
- R
In the post–World War II South, two families are pitted against a barbaric social hierarchy and an unrelenting landscape as they simultaneously fight the battle at home and the battle abroad.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and prestige.
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- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- cooloverwhelming
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Aug 20267/10
Despite the massive contributions made to the war effort by African Americans, their return to Mississippi wasn't greeted with anything more than a status quo of second class citizenry. That's exemplified by the "McAllan" family who, thanks largely to the incompetence of "Henry" (Jason Clarke), have to share a farm with the "Jackson" family. "Hap" (Rob Morgan) isn't exactly ecstatic at the prospect, but he and his wife "Florence" (the underused but impressive Mary J. Blige) aren't really in a position to object, especially as "Henry" is being egged on by his overtly racist "Pappy" (Jonathan Banks). As it turns out, "Henry" and his wife "Laura" (Carey Mulligan) aren't anywhere near as dyed in the wool supremacist as his dad, but he still expects to use the "Jackson" family as manual labour and to take advantage of them whenever he can. Their teamwork gradually starts to become effective, but they are still barely a mouthful away from poverty - both families, when the war sees the return of the decorated young "Ronsel" (Jason Mitchell) to the "Jackson" household and the the shell-shocked and bottle-fond "Jamie" (Garrett Hedlund) - the younger brother of "Henry". Quite against the gra
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Cast
- Carey MulliganLaura McAllan
- Jason ClarkeHenry McAllan
- Jason MitchellRonsel Jackson
- Mary J. BligeFlorence Jackson
- Garrett HedlundJamie McAllan
- Rob MorganHap Jackson
- Jonathan BanksPappy McAllan
- Kelvin Harrison Jr.Weeks
- Kerry CahillRose Tricklebank
- Claudio LaniadoDr. Pearlman
Crew
- Dee ReesDirector
- Dee ReesScreenplay
- Virgil WilliamsScreenplay
- Hillary JordanNovel
- Rachel MorrisonDirector of Photography
- Tamar-kaliOriginal Music Composer
- Mako KamitsunaEditor
- Carl EffensonProducer
- Kim RothProducer
- Christopher LemoleProducer
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