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The Best of Enemies (2019)

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Change is worth fighting for

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

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

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Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • ku klux klan
  • 1970s
  • north carolina
  • based on true story
  • racism
  • interracial friendship
  • segregation