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The Best of Enemies
“Change is worth fighting for”
7.4 / 10• 2019• 2h 13m•PG-13• English
DramaHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Taraji P. Henson
Ann Atwater
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robin Bissell's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Best of Enemies is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
