The read
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 19m.
Synopsis
This visually ravishing and thought-provoking work portrays one of the USA’s great shames—the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till by two white men in Mississippi—and movingly reminds us of this dark episode’s enduring relevance.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do.
20 audience votes
Key crew
- Kevin Wilson, Jr.Director
- Kevin Wilson, Jr.Writer
- Gavin BrivikOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jasmine GuyElizabeth Wright
- Charlie TalbertSheriff Clarence Strider
- Dane RhodesJ.W. Milam
- L.B. WilliamsMose Wright
- Dorian DavisMaurice Wright
- Emily HooperCarolyn Bryant
- Tylon LarrySimeon Wright
- William PerkinsJournalist
- Ethan LeavertonRoy Bryant
- Joshua WrightEmmett Till
- Chris SteeleRobert Wright
Stills