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The Best of Enemies is a 2019 American drama film directed and written by Robin Bissell in his feature debut.It is based on the book The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South by Osha Gray Davidson, which focuses on the rivalry between civil rights activist Ann Atwater and Ku Klux Klan leader C. P. Ellis.
Apr 5, 2019 · The Best of Enemies: Directed by Robin Bissell. With Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell, Babou Ceesay, Anne Heche. Civil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Robin Bissell
- 2019-04-05
Apr 5, 2019 · “The Best of Enemies” is about outspoken Black activist Ann Atwater (Taraji P. Henson) clashing over school integration with C.P. Ellis (Sam Rockwell), the Exalted Cyclops of the North Carolina Branch of the Ku Klux Klan. The duo co-chaired a charrette where the resulting majority vote would determine the fate of East Durham’s Black ...
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Apr 5, 2019 · Shazam! The true story of the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader. During the racially charged summer of 1971 ...
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- Robin Bissell
- PG-13
- Taraji P. Henson
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- Guy Hamilton
- Comedy, Drama
- David Niven
Apr 3, 2019 · “The Best of Enemies” is the first I have seen that focuses on a charrette, a term borrowed from design that basically means a period of enforced, deadline-driven discussion.
Apr 4, 2019 · Film Review: ‘The Best of Enemies’. As an activist and a Ku Klux Klan leader who co-chair a community powwow in Durham in 1971, Taraji P. Henson and Sam Rockwell anchor a rock-solid liberal ...