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A dramatization of a 1923 horrific racist lynch mob attack on an African-American community.A dramatization of a 1923 horrific racist lynch mob attack on an African-American community.A dramatization of a 1923 horrific racist lynch mob attack on an African-American community.
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- 3 wins & 10 nominations
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- TriviaThough most of the film is based on true events, the film's main character, Mann, is mostly fiction creation. He is likely based on a report in the Chicago Defender a week after the massacre, claiming that a soldier named Ted Cole appeared and fought against the lynch mobs. The claim was never repeated, nor verified.
- GoofsIn the title sequence, the date is Thursday, December 31, 1922; in reality, that date was a Sunday.
- SoundtracksSylvester's Blues
Written by Wynton Marsalis
Produced by Delfeayo Marsalis
Performed by Eric Reed
Courtesy of Impulse Records
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well-made but hard to watch
Powerful, gut-wrenching drama recreates the destruction of a once prominent black town. Florida 1923: Rosewood and neighboring Sumner are built on an uneasy alliance between blacks and whites. When an influential white woman makes a false accusation that she was assaulted by a black assailant, angry white citizens form a brutal lynch mob determined to either find the culprit, or coerce other black citizens into revealing his whereabouts. The film's harsh subject matter is so vividly realized by director Singleton, and acted with such great conviction by its cast that it's deeply unsettling and at times unbearable to watch. If you can get past that, which is no easy task, you'll appreciate what a sharp, well-crafted historical drama that this really is. ***
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- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $13,130,349
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,154,075
- Feb 23, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $13,130,349
- Runtime2 hours 20 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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