Synopsis
Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old black mother and sharecropper, was gang raped by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. Common in Jim Crow South, few women spoke up in fear for their lives. Not Recy Taylor, who bravely identified her rapists. The NAACP sent its chief rape investigator Rosa Parks, who rallied support and triggered an unprecedented outcry for justice. The film exposes a legacy of physical abuse of black women and reveals Rosa Parks’ intimate role in Recy Taylor’s story.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic73/100
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Nancy BuirskiDirector
- Nancy BuirskiWriter
Cast
- Tommy BernardiBilly Howerton
- Cynthia ErivoRosa Parks
Stills
Themes
rapesouthern usaalabamaracismwoman directorsexual assault1940sjim crow laws