The Best of Enemies (2019)

The Best of Enemies (2019)

Change is worth fighting for 2019-04-05 United States of America 133 Min. PG-13
7.4 416 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Taraji P. Henson is Ann Atwater
Ann Atwater
Sam Rockwell is Claiborne Paul Ellis
Claiborne Paul Ellis
Babou Ceesay is Bill Riddick
Bill Riddick
Anne Heche is Mary Ellis
Mary Ellis
Wes Bentley is Floyd Kelly
Floyd Kelly
Nick Searcy is Garland Keith
Garland Keith
Bruce McGill is Carvie Oldham
Carvie Oldham
John Gallagher Jr. is Lee Trombley
Lee Trombley
Nicholas Logan is Wiley Yates
Wiley Yates
Gilbert Glenn Brown is Howard Clement
Howard Clement
Caitlin Mehner is Maddy Mays
Maddy Mays
Dolan Wilson is Councilman Bill Atkins
Councilman Bill Atkins