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The Best of Enemies (2019) 

The Movie Database

7.2

The Internet Movie Database

7.3

Metacritic

4.9

Rotten Tomatoes

52%

The Best of Enemies

(2019)

Runtime

2 hours 13 minutes

Release Date (South Africa)

2019-07-26

drama

history

Synopsis

The true story of the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader. During the racially charged summer of 1971, Atwater and Ellis come together to co-chair a community summit on the desegregation of schools in Durham, N.C. The ensuing debate and battle soon lead to surprising revelations that change both of their lives forever.

Featuring

Taraji P. Henson

as Ann Atwater

Sam Rockwell

as Claiborne Paul Ellis

Babou Ceesay

as Bill Riddick

Anne Heche

as Mary Ellis

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The Best of Enemies