The Best of Enemies

Movie

2019

2h 13m

PG-13

English

Drama, History

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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-c...

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The Best of Enemies

PG-13

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2019

2h 13m

English

Drama, History

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Cast

Ann Atwater

Claiborne Paul Ellis

Bill Riddick

Mary Ellis

Floyd Kelly

Garland Keith

Carvie Oldham

Lee Trombley

Wiley Yates

Howard Clement

Maddy Mays

Councilman Bill Atkins

Young Mother

Ben Butler

Leonard

Singing White Woman

Jeb

Operation Breakthrough Staffer

Court Clerk

Mr. Paulsen

Charles Steele

Vickie Ellis

Timmy Ellis

Kenneth Ellis

Marilynn Atwater

Directed By: Robin Bissell

Written By: Robin Bissell

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Mindless_City23 says...

5 years ago

This film is kind of meh. I can see why it struggled in theaters. As much as I love Sam Rockwell, I wish the film focused more on the Ann Atwater character, and the black people in general. I think the director fails to provide any real context to their story and struggles.

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aileensven29 says...

4 years ago

hey, this whas e great movie and beautifull storry about black and man white of the klan .... very nice treu good storry that happend real i like real movie storry ..... so when someone have good advies for good movies PLEASE LET ME NOW THANK YOU.. GRTZ SVEN..

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simplynewt says...

4 years ago

This flick my friends was as good as it could get. You are either going to love it or you are going to think it is totally ignorant. It is to the latter that I say, when will you grow up? Times have been changing right before your eyes and you failed to even notice. My hats off to the people involved with the creation of this time piece.

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faithful soul says...

4 years ago

There are two other comments on this page at the time of writing, and I think they are way off the mark. We don't need the context of black struggles, as these should be clear to us by now. This isn't a film about a white saviour, it's about the enlightenment of a man who used to be racist. His story is actually very interesting, and because of the time and the sect he had been a part of, his is a story of courage. So, thank goodness for him, and his realisation of the error of his ways. And thank goodness for Ann Atwater and the resilience she showed against the racism around her. This is a good film and is worth a watch, and I hope its message of tolerance hits home, especially to those who are prejudiced against another, in whatever way.

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