The true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.
- Released:
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Whoopi Goldberg, Frankie Faison, Haley Bennett, Jayme Lawson, Tosin Cole, Kevin Carroll, Sean Patrick Thomas, John Douglas Thompson, Roger Guenveur Smith, Princess Elmore, Josh Ventura, Ed Amatrudo, Gail Everett-Smith, Brendan Patrick Connor, Tim Ware, Keisha Tillis, Kevin Brown, Bradley King, J.P. Edwards, Jackson Beals, Summer Rain Menkee, Reid Jameson Smith, Mike Dolphy, Ralph Hughes, Ed Sturdivant, Rakeem Massingill, Al Mitchell, Lee Spencer, Njema Williams, Sean Michael Weber, Alyssa Talbot, Euseph Messiah, James Sanders III, Thea Clark, Jamie Renell, Friedman Twinkies, Jonathan D. Williams, Jaylin Webb, Eric Whitten, Diallo Thompson, Cora Maple Lindell, David Caprita, Elizabeth Youman, Charles T. Massey, Angela Yale, Phil Biedron, Carol J. Mckenith, Torey Adkins, Maurice Johnson, Noel Sampson, Brandon P. Bell, Oz Keenum, Destin Freeman, Bree Fyffe, Josh Mendez Sr., Marcus Atkins, Darian Rolle, Brennan Schram, Melina Datta, Blaine Huslig, Ryan Austin Bryant, Richard Nash
- Director: Chinonye Chukwu
Comments
- aramsdale - 11 January 2023
DANIELLE DEADWYLER, OSCAR WINNER
First off. Danielle Deadwylers performance of Mamie Till-Boyle is outstanding. If she is not nominated for an Oscar, it would be another injustice to add to the Emmett Till story.
Chinonye Chukwu's, telling of this mother's fight for justice, of both the perpetrators & from the criminal justice system, deserves to be seen on the big screen & win many awards. The brutality is explained but not shown in a way that younger people can watch & learn of the true horror of racism.
It is a colourful, yet dark film that tells the horrific real life story of one of the worst crimes in American history, (of which, there are many), & the injustice she had to endure.
It is one of the crimes that helped start the Civil Rights Movement.
8/10. - rockingdylan - 2 December 2022
A genuine story that needs to be told.
The direction that the USA is headed lately, we need this film. We need Whoopi Goldberg. We need Danielle Deadwyler. We need Jalyn Hall. We need Emmett Till.
The sometimes overt racism present in the current American government is all too often overshadowed by the reoccurring media panic over Donald Trump. Imagine if you will, a time of Jim Crow laws; ie openly racist governors, African Americans being told to pick cotton for peanuts(which they invented by the way) & move from their seat on the bus or train. None of this was overshadowed by anything, it was outright accepted. I can remember a time when I asked my history professor "wouldn't people have been shocked by Mein Kampf when it was released?" And he said, more or less, "that would've been on par with the views at the time". I never ever ever forgot that.
I struggle to watch a beautiful white woman attempt to shoot an African American boy simply because he whistled at her and he's black. It doesn't seem real, but to Emmett & his family, it was.
This movie so wonderfully portrays a grieving mother and a civil rights leader that most people, not for lack of information, just don't consider one. They should now.
From the acting, which is brilliant, to the writing & the use of spectacular lettering in the title, to the lighting which does nothing but improve the movie, specifically at the scene where Mamie is outside, grieving her son, talking to her cousin, the sun is shining on such a somber occasion & you know Emmett is watching over her from heaven. Beautiful.
If you ever want to watch a movie that brings a smile to your face, and brings joy to your heart from beginning to end, this isn't for you, but if you want to watch a movie that will help you understand the intricacies of racism in America, past and present, as well as subvert your attention from the realities of today for 2 hours, then this is the movie for you.
Brilliant movie!
