The Best of Enemies

The Best of Enemies (2019)

Released: 2019-04-05 Duration: 2hr 13min
Genres: Drama History
Rating 7.4
Change is worth fighting for

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.

Production Companies

Material Pictures
STXfilms
STXfilms
Stage 6 Films
Stage 6 Films
Astute Films
Astute Films

Additional Info

Budget $10,000,000.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 22.072

Directed By

Robin Bissell

Crew

Editor
Harry Yoon
Director
Robin Bissell
Producer
Tobey Maguire
Producer
Danny Strong
Producer
Matt Berenson
Producer
Fred Bernstein
Producer
Matthew Plouffe
Executive Producer
Jeremiah Samuels
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Kyler Dennis
Director of Photography
David Lanzenberg
Executive Producer
Rick Jackson
Adaptation
Robin Bissell

TOP CAST

Taraji P. Henson
Taraji P. Henson

Ann Atwater

Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell

Claiborne Paul Ellis

Babou Ceesay
Babou Ceesay

Bill Riddick

Anne Heche
Anne Heche

Mary Ellis

Wes Bentley
Wes Bentley

Floyd Kelly

Nick Searcy
Nick Searcy

Garland Keith

Bruce McGill
Bruce McGill

Carvie Oldham

John Gallagher Jr.
John Gallagher Jr.

Lee Trombley

Nicholas Logan
Nicholas Logan

Wiley Yates

Gilbert Glenn Brown
Gilbert Glenn Brown

Howard Clement

Caitlin Mehner
Caitlin Mehner

Maddy Mays

Dolan Wilson
Dolan Wilson

Councilman Bill Atkins

Morgan Mackey
Morgan Mackey

Young Mother

Malerie Grady
Malerie Grady

Singing White Woman

Najah Jackson
Najah Jackson

Operation Breakthrough Staffer

Bethany DeZelle
Bethany DeZelle

Court Clerk

David Plunkett
David Plunkett

Mr. Paulsen

Al Hamacher
Al Hamacher

Charles Steele

McKenzie Applegate
McKenzie Applegate

Vickie Ellis

Brody Rose
Brody Rose

Timmy Ellis

Carson Holmes
Carson Holmes

Kenneth Ellis

Nadej K. Bailey
Nadej K. Bailey

Marilynn Atwater

Kevin Iannucci
Kevin Iannucci

Larry Ellis

Susan Williams
Susan Williams

Nurse Caitlin

Jeanette Branch
Jeanette Branch

Principal

Jessica Miesel
Jessica Miesel

Doreen (Waitress)

Rachel Bagley
Rachel Bagley

Local Reporter

Charles Orr
Charles Orr

NAACP Lawyer

Tim Ware
Tim Ware

Judge Leslie Hallford

Ned Vaughn
Ned Vaughn

Wilbur Hobby

Dawntavia Bullard
Dawntavia Bullard

Delores Riddick

Sope Aluko
Sope Aluko

Henrietta Kaye

Coley Campany
Coley Campany

Charrette Volunteer #1

Elizabeth Omilami
Elizabeth Omilami

Marion Wilson

Charles Black
Charles Black

Reverend Joseph

Aaron K Smalls
Aaron K Smalls

Archie Cox

Hope Leigh
Hope Leigh

Charrette Volunteer #2

Bart Hansard
Bart Hansard

Horace Bray

Jeremy Madden
Jeremy Madden

Boone Ewell

Morgan Brown
Morgan Brown

Sam Watford

Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey

Earl Weeks

Afemo Omilami
Afemo Omilami

Franklin Mose

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