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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. (PG-13, 133 min.)
12:00 PM
This FREE screening of THE BEST OF ENEMIES (2019) is sponsored by the Springfield Sigma Nu Lambda Alumni Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc and NAACP Springfield MO in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. There will be a discussion with members of the Springfield community following the screening. Reserve your ticket here.
Based on a true story, The Best of Enemies centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater (Taraji P. Henson), an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis (Sam Rockwell ), 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.
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Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell, Babou Ceesay
Director: Robin Bissell
Genre(s): Biography, Drama, History
"A rock-solid movie."
— Owen Gleiberman, Variety
"A thoughtful, sincere drama, beautifully performed with a touching conclusion."
— Nell Minow, Movie Mom
"Strong performances and a strange-but-true story keep this Civil Rights drama from succumbing to formula."
— Rafer Guzman, Newsday
"'The Best of Enemies' is a pleasure to watch, thanks not only to Henson and Rockwell, but also to the meticulous recreation of the era."
— Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
"I like this movie, especially now, because it puts a premium... on finding compromise and resolution the hard way: by getting to know your ideological adversary, and then doing something about what needs doing."
— Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
