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The Best of Enemies

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.

20192h 13mPG-13Drama, History

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About The Best of Enemies

Directors
Robin Bissell
Cast
Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell, Babou Ceesay, Anne Heche, Wes Bentley, Nick Searcy
Genres
Drama, History
Content rating
PG-13
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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