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Just Mercy

Every generation has its hero. Meet ours.

The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.

20192h 17mPG-13Drama, Crime, History

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About Just Mercy

Directors
Destin Daniel Cretton
Cast
Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson, Jamie Foxx, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Rafe Spall, Rob Morgan
Genres
Drama, Crime, History
Content rating
PG-13
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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