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Writer (WGA):
Gregory Poirier (written by)
Release Date:
21 February 1997 (USA)
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Tagline:
In 1923, a black town in Florida was burned to the ground, its people murdered because of a lie. Some escaped and survived because of the courage and compassion of a few extraordinary people. This film is for them.
Plot:
A dramatization of a 1923 horrific racist lynch mob attack on an African American community. full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
African American
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Race Riot
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1920s
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Hate Crime
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Bigotry
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Awards:
3 wins
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10 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Singleton Signs Three-Picture Deal at Sundance
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 24 January 2005)
Rudin May Get The Shaft
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 30 June 1997)
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 24 January 2005)
Rudin May Get The Shaft
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 30 June 1997)
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Rooker and Cheadle are great
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jon Voight | ... | John Wright |
 | Ving Rhames | ... | Mann |
 | Don Cheadle | ... | Sylvester Carrier |
 | Bruce McGill | ... | Duke Purdy |
 | Loren Dean | ... | James Taylor |
| Esther Rolle | ... | Aunt Sarah |
| Elise Neal | ... | Beulah (Scrappie) |
 | Robert Patrick | ... | Lover |
 | Michael Rooker | ... | Sheriff Walker |
| Catherine Kellner | ... | Fanny Taylor |
| Akosua Busia | ... | Jewel |
| Paul Benjamin | ... | James Carrier |
 | Kevin Jackson | ... | Sam Carter |
| Mark Boone Junior | ... | Poly |
 | Muse Watson | ... | Henry Andrews |
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and some sexuality.
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Runtime:
140 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:MA (TV rating) |
Iceland:16 |
South Korea:15 |
Spain:18 |
Philippines:R-18 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14A (British Columbia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:R (Manitoba) |
Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) |
UK:18 |
USA:R (certificate #35022)
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Though most of the film is based on true events, the film's main character, Mann (Ving Rhames), is a fictional creation.
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Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Mann asks Sylvester Carrier how he got out of the house, Sylvester's replies, "They carried me..." The audio does not match up with Sylvester's mouth.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
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Soundtrack:
Sylvester's Blues
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This is probably the least known Singleton-movie -- I'd hardly heard of it before I saw it on tv last night. It's certainly not Singleton's best, and sometimes it feels like a tv movie, but it is still a good film. Rosewood is no easy film to sit through; watching a lynch mob murder innocent people (and knowing it is based on a true story) is almost physically painful -- but that also makes the film important.
So, as I said, the film is good, as is the cast. John Voight is good, and both Don Cheadle and Michael Rooker delivers nice performances -- as always. I'd like to see Cheadle and Rooker in more leads, though, they're too good to always play supporting roles. (6/10)