The Best of Enemies
“Change is worth fighting for”
2019•PG-13•2h 13m•7.4•Released
DramaHistory
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.
Director
Robin Bissell
Writer
Robin Bissell
Budget
$10M
Languages
English
Studio
Material Pictures
Cast
Taraji P. Henson
Ann Atwater
Sam Rockwell
Claiborne Paul Ellis
Babou Ceesay
Bill Riddick
Anne Heche
Mary Ellis
Wes Bentley
Floyd Kelly
Nick Searcy
Garland Keith
Bruce McGill
Carvie Oldham
John Gallagher Jr.
Lee Trombley
Nicholas Logan
Wiley Yates
Gilbert Glenn Brown
Howard Clement
Caitlin Mehner
Maddy Mays
Dolan Wilson
Councilman Bill Atkins
Morgan Mackey
Young Mother
Kendall Ryan Sanders
Ben Butler
Chris Cavalier
Leonard
Production
Company
Material Pictures
Company
STXfilms
Company
Stage 6 Films
Company
Astute Films
Producer
Matt Berenson
Producer
Danny Strong
Producer
Fred Bernstein
Producer
Matthew Plouffe
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