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The Best of Enemies is a drama film based on a true story of a civil rights activist and a KKK leader who worked together to improve education in Durham, North Carolina. The film stars Taraji P. Henson and Sam Rockwell, and was released in 2019 by STX Entertainment.
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.
- (20K)
- Biography, Drama, History
- Robin Bissell
- 2019-04-05
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 ...
- (83)
- Robin Bissell
- PG-13
- Taraji P. Henson
Oct 11, 2018 · THE BEST OF ENEMIES is a timely drama starring Academy Award® nominee Taraji P. Henson (Hidden Figures) and Academy Award® winner Sam Rockwell (Three Billboa...
- 3 min
- 3.2M
- STXfilms
“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.
A drama based on a true story of a black activist and a white segregationist who worked together to desegregate schools in North Carolina. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers and other crew members on IMDb.
In 1971, a summit on school integration in North Carolina pits a civil rights activist against a Ku Klux Klan leader, sparking an unlikely friendship. Watch trailers & learn more.
