The best of enemies

Bissell, Robin, 1968- (film director,, screenwriter,, film producer.). Strong, Danny, 1974- (film producer.). Bernstein, Fred, (film producer.). Berenson, Matt, (film producer.). Telson, Dominique, 1961- (film producer.). Maguire, Tobey, 1975- (film producer.). Plouffe, Matthew, (film producer.). Henson, Taraji P., (actor.). Rockwell, Sam, (actor.). Ceesay, Babou, 1979- (actor.). Heche, Anne, (actor.). Bentley, Wes, 1978- (actor.). Searcy, Nick, (actor.). McGill, Bruce, 1950- (actor.). Zarvos, Marcelo, (composer (expression)). Lanzenberg, David, (director of photography.). Yoon, Harry, 1971- (editor of moving image work.). Davidson, Osha Gray. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Best of enemies. (Added Author). STX Entertainment, (presenter.). Astute Films, (production company.). Rambler Entertainment (Firm), (production company.). Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell, Babou Ceesay, Anne Heche, Wes Bentley, Nick Searcy, Bruce McGill. (Cast).

Summary: Racial tension runs high in 1971 Durham, North Carolina as residents continue to fight the 1954 Supreme Court decision to desegregate their schools. A series of town meetings are called to discuss the matter. Ann Atwater and C.P. Ellis, the meeting co-chairs, have very different views. Passionately advocating for school integration is a way of life for Atwater, a champion for Civil Rights. C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops leading the Durham chapter of the Ku Klux Klan, vehemently opposes it. As the meetings progress, Atwater and Ellis learn they have more in common than they thought.

Item details

Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (approximately 133 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, [2019]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Inspired by the events chronicled in the book of the same name by Osha Gray Davidson. Originally released as a motion picture in 2019. Wide screen. Special features: Make a connection; Ann Atwater; An unlikely friendship; trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music, Marcelo Zarvos ; editor, Harry Yoon ; director of photography, David Lanzenberg.
Participant or Performer Note:	Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell, Babou Ceesay, Anne Heche, Wes Bentley, Nick Searcy, Bruce McGill.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; thematic material, racial epithets, some violence, and a suggestive reference.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.39:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, DVS Dolby Digital 2.0.
Language Note:	In English; Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); English descriptive audio track for people with visual disabilities.

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