Synopsis
The incredibly powerful and timely true story of the all-black Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment, and the Houston Riot of 1917. The Houston Riot was a mutiny by 156 African American soldiers in response to the brutal violence and abuse at the hands of Houston police officers.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes79%
Metacritic56/100
19 audience votes
Key crew
- Kevin WillmottDirector
- Kevin WillmottWriter
- Trai ByersWriter
- Alex HeffesOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Trai ByersBoston
- Bashir SalahuddinBig Joe
- Aja Naomi KingMarie
- Mo McRaeWalker
- Tosin MorohunfolaFranklin
- Mykelti WilliamsonSgt. Hayes
- Thomas Haden ChurchCol. Norton
- Lorenzo YearbyLucky
- David KingBystander
- Cuyle CarvinCross
- Jim KlockAbner Lockhart
- Cranston JohnsonSergeant Clinton
Stills
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Themes
historicalblack history