The read
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A drama based on the true story in which a black Vietnam-era veteran is allegedly murdered by a local white businessman who is later exonerated. The plot focuses on the role of a local high school teacher and the civil unrest that followed the acquittal.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Metacritic49/100
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Jeb StuartDirector
- Jeb StuartWriter
Cast
- Natalie Alyn LindBoo Tyson
- Michael RookerDefense attorney Billy Watkins
- Emily Alyn LindJulie Tyson
- Omar Benson MillerHerman Cozart
- Lee NorrisRoger Oakley
- Nate ParkerBen Chavis
- Ricky SchroderVernon Tyson
- Lela RochonRoseanna Allen
- Gattlin GriffithTim Tyson
- Nick SearcyRobert Teel
- Susan WaltersMartha Tyson
- Cullen MossLarry Teel