The Best of Enemies

The Best of Enemies

2019
2h 13min

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.

The Best of Enemies

Storyline

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.
    Released
    4/5/2019
    Runtime
    2h 13min
    Director
    Budget
    $10,000,000
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Material Pictures, STXfilms, Stage 6 Films, Astute Films
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
Councilman Bill Atkins
Morgan Mackey
Young Mother
Kendall Ryan Sanders
Kendall Ryan Sanders
Ben Butler
Chris Cavalier
Chris Cavalier
Leonard
Malerie Grady
Singing White Woman
Ryan Dinning
Ryan Dinning
Jeb
Najah Jackson
Operation Breakthrough Staffer
Bethany DeZelle
Bethany DeZelle
Court Clerk
David Plunkett
Mr. Paulsen
Al Hamacher
Al Hamacher
Charles Steele
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
Lucius Baston
Lucius Baston
Teacher
Jeanette Branch
Jeanette Branch
Principal
Jessica Miesel
Jessica Miesel
Doreen (Waitress)
Rachel Bagley
Local Reporter
Charles Orr
NAACP Lawyer
Tim Ware
Tim Ware
Judge Leslie Hallford
Jill Jane Clements
Jill Jane Clements
Secretary
Ned Vaughn
Ned Vaughn
Wilbur Hobby
Dawntavia Bullard
Delores Riddick
Sope Aluko
Sope Aluko
Henrietta Kaye
Coley Campany
Coley Campany
Charrette Volunteer #1
Elizabeth Omilami
Elizabeth Omilami
Marion Wilson
Arin Logan
Arin Logan
Peggy
Kameron Kierce
Kameron Kierce
Miles
Charles Black
Reverend Joseph
Aaron K Smalls
Archie Cox
Hope Leigh
Charrette Volunteer #2
Bart Hansard
Bart Hansard
Horace Bray
Jeremy Madden
Boone Ewell
Morgan Brown
Morgan Brown
Sam Watford
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
Earl Weeks
Cranston Johnson
Cranston Johnson
Emmett
Afemo Omilami
Afemo Omilami
Franklin Mose
Jack Montague
Alvin
Chanté Bowser
Chanté Bowser
Nurse Bernadette
Rhoda Griffis
Rhoda Griffis
Nurse Whitney
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Fire Safety Inspector
Shane Jackson
Shane Jackson
Robert Jones
Chanel Young
Chanel Young
Charrette Secretary
Michael Hyland Cole
Gas Company Man
Shane Biseell
Youth Corps Member
Annie Cook
Annie Cook
Mrs. Keith
Rae Olivier
Rae Olivier
Caroline Kelly
Lindsey Moser
Lindsey Moser
Cashier
Milton Saul
Milton Saul
Parent / Ann's Army (uncredited)
Timothy Carr
Timothy Carr
Police Officer (uncredited)
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