The Best of Enemies

"Change is worth fighting for"

2019 2h 13m EN

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 501

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Synopsis

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Centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit, battling over the desegregation of schools in Durham, North Carolina during the racially-charged summer of 1971. The incredible events that unfolded would change Durham and the lives of Atwater and Ellis forever.

“Change is worth fighting for”

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Cast

Taraji P. Henson
Ann Atwater
Sam Rockwell
Claiborne Paul Ellis
Babou Ceesay
Bill Riddick
Anne Heche
Mary Ellis
Wes Bentley
Floyd Kelly
Nick Searcy
Garland Keith
Bruce McGill
Carvie Oldham
John Gallagher Jr.
Lee Trombley

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robin Bissell
Writers: Robin Bissell
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Released 7 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robin Bissell, shot by David Lanzenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marcelo Zarvos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Harry Yoon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Taraji P. Henson and Sam Rockwell and Babou Ceesay carry the top of the cast.

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Marketing tagline: "Change is worth fighting for".

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IMDB entry: tt4807408 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Robin Bissell directs. David Lanzenberg behind the camera. Marcelo Zarvos scores. Harry Yoon cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 7 years ago.
2Directed by Robin Bissell, shot by David Lanzenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Marcelo Zarvos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Harry Yoon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Taraji P. Henson and Sam Rockwell and Babou Ceesay carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Change is worth fighting for".
7IMDB entry: tt4807408 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "based on novel or book", "ku klux klan", "1970s", "north carolina".