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The Hate U Give
Why this pick
Like The Best of Enemies, it grounds systemic racism and civic conflict in intimate relationships, balancing anger, grief and hard-won moral courage without losing its human warmth.
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MOVIE2019 2h 13m USA
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Why this pick
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A United Kingdom
Why this pick
This polished historical drama shares the original's sincere, accessible approach to racism: public hostility and political resistance are met through a deeply humane cross-cultural bond.
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Burden
Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Sam Rockwell
Claiborne Paul Ellis
Anne Heche
John Gallagher Jr.
Taraji P. Henson
Ann Atwater
Wes Bentley
Bruce McGill
Nick Searcy
