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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.
Apr 5, 2019 · “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.
Apr 7, 2019 · The Best of Enemies Quotes. Myla Tosatto. “We ain’t going nowhere until we get down to the brass tacks.”-. Ann Atwater (Taraji P. Henson) “I better see your face looking black and angry.”-. Ann Atwater. “We are fed up with this man and his eviction notices.”-. Ann Atwater. “Klan ain’t that stupid.”-.
A remarkable film of hope, daring, and vision about a process whereby enemies are transformed into friends. 2019 S&P Award Winner. Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat. "When two enemies are talking, they're not fighting." — Daryl Davis, American musician.
Apr 24, 2019 · Editor Rating ★★★★★. More Details. The head of the KKK & a black activist slowly learn to respect each other when a mediator calls them to co-chair the group of blacks & whites who will decide or reject the integration of schools in Durham N.C. in 1971.
- Robin Bissell
The Best of Enemies is historical drama at its finest, although its inclusion of racial slurs and other strong language may repel some moviegoers. The movie’s spiritual themes (reconciliation, redemption and standing up for righteousness) shine through the hate-filled rhetoric.
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Apr 3, 2019 · Unlike other movies on similar subjects, “The Best of Enemies” doesn’t treat racial prejudice as a freakish, isolated pathology, but rather as an unremarkable, omnipresent fact of life....
