Synopsis
Based on a true story, Bob Zellner, grandson of a Klansman, comes of age in the Deep South and eventually joins the Civil Rights Movement.
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Cast
- Lucas TillBob Zellner
- Julia OrmondVirginia Durr
- Brian DennehyGrandfather
- Cedric the EntertainerReverend Ralph Abernathy
- Matt William KnowlesJim Zwerg
- Lex Scott DavisJoanne
- Shamier AndersonReggie
- Mike C. ManningTownsend Ellis
- Dexter DardenJohn Lewis
- Lucy HaleCarol Ann
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
This is an old-fashioned and borderline corny biopic that looks like it could have been made 40 years ago — but it’s also a true-life story about a man who denounced his racist lineage and dedicated himself to the cause, a man who is still with us today, and it’s a story well worth telling. - 70
Variety
Brown’s well-crafted and period-persuasive biopic strikes a dramatically sound and emotionally satisfying balance between the moral awakening of its white protagonist and his relationships with sometimes encouraging, sometimes skeptical Black leaders and foot soldiers. - 50
The New York Times
Accepted on its terms, the film does a reasonably absorbing job of dramatizing how Zellner’s convictions strengthened, pulling him away from the security of inaction. - 38
Movie Nation
It’s not that the performances are incompetent. The script is alarmingly tone-deaf.
