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The Best of Enemies is a 2019 American drama film directed and written by Robin Bissell in his feature debut. It is based on the book The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South by Osha Gray Davidson, which focuses on the rivalry between civil rights activist Ann Atwater and Ku Klux Klan leader C. P. Ellis.
Apr 5, 2019 · A film based on a true story of Ann Atwater, a black activist, and C.P. Ellis, a KKK leader, who clash and cooperate over school integration in 1971 Durham, North Carolina. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more on IMDb.
- (20K)
- Biography, Drama, History
- Robin Bissell
- 2019-04-05
Oct 11, 2018 · THE BEST OF ENEMIES is a timely drama starring Academy Award® nominee Taraji P. Henson (Hidden Figures) and Academy Award® winner Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,...
- 3 min
- 3.1M
- STXfilms
Advertise With Us. 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 ...
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- Robin Bissell
- PG-13
- Taraji P. Henson
Apr 3, 2019 · The beginning of their unlikely real-life friendship is the subject of “The Best of Enemies,” the latest muddled and well-meaning big-screen attempt to find solace in the history of American ...
- Robin Bissell
Apr 5, 2019 · “The Best of Enemies” is about outspoken Black activist Ann Atwater (Taraji P. Henson) clashing over school integration with C.P. Ellis (Sam Rockwell), the Exalted Cyclops of the North Carolina Branch of the Ku Klux Klan.
In 1971, a summit on school integration in North Carolina pits a civil rights activist against a Ku Klux Klan leader, sparking an unlikely friendship. Watch trailers & learn more.
