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EON Productions
Orion Pictures
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Witness the power of a mother’s love.
The true story of Mamie Till Mobley's relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.
CinemaSerf
Jan 23, 2023 · via TMDB
Based around the true story of the appalling murder of the young Emmett Till in a racially divided 1950s USA, this delivers a truly powerful performance from Danielle Deadwyler as his mother. A woman who becomes distraught, angry and determined. Determined that those who killed her child are brought to justice. The history, sadly, tells us just how the judicial process of Mississippi back then was just as bigoted as the vast majority of the white folks who treated African Americans as little better that labouring cattle. This film is well put together, with plenty of attention to the aesthetics of the scenarios. What helps is stand out though, is the lead performance. It is gently complemented by a supporting cast that includes the engaging young Jalyn Hall as the optimistic and decent young man, but it is really all about Deadwyler and her nuanced and thought-provoking effort as the mother who funnels her distress and despair into something positive. For her, and for a broader society at large that was either unaware or just indifferent to the practical, political and downright dangerous obstacles faced by those of a different colour if they even thought about staring from the prescribed social "norms". Chinonye Chukwu keeps the pace of the story tight and well focussed - there is little room for sentiment or melodrama in this drama. There's a slide at the end that rather sums the whole thing up - the anti-lynching legislation that bears this young man's name was only implemented in 2022!
Peter McGinn
Dec 10, 2022 · via TMDB
This is a very good movie and can be a difficult one to watch if you know the history as I did, I of course knew where it was going front the beginning and where it would end up. The writing was strong and the acting superb much of the time. I highly recommend it for anyone young or old who is unfamiliar with he story. Despite the rawness of Danielle Deadwiler’s performance and the clean way the tragedy unfolded, on some weird level I wasn’t as affected emotionally as I would have expected to be. I don’t even know why. A few intangible reasons perhaps? Such as not feeling a lot of chemistry between the main characters. Like I say, I am not even sure myself. It is an excellent movie, but not one that will stick with me as a powerful slice of history like this should, or make me likely to feel I have to watch it again. But yes, do see it once at least.
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Danielle Deadwyler
Mamie Till-Mobley
Jalyn Hall
Emmett Till
Frankie Faison
John Carthan
Haley Bennett
Carolyn Bryant
John Douglas Thompson
Moses Wright
Whoopi Goldberg
Alma
Jayme Lawson
Myrlie Evers
Tosin Cole
Medgar Evers
Kevin Carroll
Rayfield Mooty
Sean Patrick Thomas
Gene Mobley
Roger Guenveur Smith
Dr. T.R.M. Howard
Princess Elmore
Ruby Hurley
Josh Ventura
S. Carlton
Ed Amatrudo
J.J. Breland
Gail Everett-Smith
Church Elder
Brendan Patrick Connor
Sheriff Strider
Tim Ware
Judge Curtis Swango
Keisha Tillis
Elizabeth Wright
Bradley King
White Mob Member
J.P. Edwards
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Jackson Beals
Leslie Milam
Mike Dolphy
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A.A. Rayner
Lee Spencer
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Njema Williams
Henry Loggins
Sean Michael Weber
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Alyssa Talbot
JW's Wife
Euseph Messiah
Amzie Moore
Jamie Renell
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Jaylin Webb
Willie Hemphill
David Caprita
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Phil Biedron
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Torey Adkins
White Man #1
Maurice Johnson
Ernest Withers
Ryan Austin Bryant
Newspaper Boy
Richard Nash
1950's Courtroom Onlooker / Pedestrian
Kevin Brown
White Mob Member / Juror
Enoch King
Johnny B. Washington
Curt Beech
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Bobby Bukowski
Director of Photography
Tangela Large
Dialect Coach
Lex D. Geddings
Stunt Coordinator
Carlos Guity
Stunt Double
Kevin Waterman
Stunt Double
Bobby James
Stunts
David Alessi
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Chinonye Chukwu
Director
Alexander McNeill
Assistant Production Coordinator
Kim Taylor-Coleman
Casting
Derrick Owens
Location Assistant
Tara Feldstein Bennett
Location Casting
Barbara Broccoli
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Frederick Zollo
Producer
Keith Beauchamp
Producer
Whoopi Goldberg
Producer
Abel Korzeniowski
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Geoff Schuppert
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Michael A. Martinez
Digital Compositor
Joshwa Walton
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Matt Akey
VFX Production Coordinator
Christian Wood
Visual Effects Supervisor
Chinonye Chukwu
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Keith Beauchamp
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