Emmett Till
Till
Jeune veuve élevant seule son fils Emmett de 14 ans, Mamie Till-Mobley est aussi l’unique femme noire travaillant pour la US Air Force à Chicago. Quand Emmett est assassiné parce qu’il aurait sifflé une femme blanche dans le Mississippi de 1955, Mamie bouscule les consciences en insistant, lors des obsèques, pour que le cercueil de son fils reste ouvert et que l’opinion publique comprenne l’horreur qu’il a subie. Un geste fort pour refuser l’oppression et la haine. Elle cède également au magazine Jet les droits exclusifs de publication des photos de son fils mutilé, si bien que le monde entier s’émeut de ce lynchage particulièrement atroce. Avec courage, Mamie Till s’engage dans le mouvement des droits civiques et devient une militante active pour la NAACP, principale organisation de défense des afro-américains, réclamant davantage de justice sociale et d’accès à l’éducation pour la communauté noire.
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Trailers & Videos
Cast
Phil Biedron
as Courthouse Reporter
Ryan Austin Bryant
as Newspaper Boy
John Douglas Thompson
as Moses Wright
Sean Patrick Thomas
as Gene Mobley
Roger Guenveur Smith
as Dr. T.R.M. Howard
Keisha Tillis
as Elizabeth Wright
Brendan Patrick Connor
as Sheriff Strider
Lee Spencer
as Council President
Torey Adkins
as White Man #1
Maurice Johnson
as Ernest Withers
Tosin Cole
as Medgar Evers
Danielle Deadwyler
as Mamie Till-Mobley
Whoopi Goldberg
as Alma
Euseph Messiah
as Amzie Moore
Jackson Beals
as Leslie Milam
Brandon P Bell
as Funeral Home Reporter
Bradley King
as White Mob Member
Al Mitchell
as A.A. Rayner
David Caprita
as Bailiff
Jayme Lawson
as Myrlie Evers
Sean Michael Weber
as Roy Bryant
Alyssa Talbot
as JW's Wife
Jamie Renell
as Security Guard
Jaylin Webb
as Willie Hemphill
Haley Bennett
as Carolyn Bryant
Princess Elmore
as Ruby Hurley
J.P. Edwards
Richard Nash
as 1950's Courtroom Onlooker / Pedestrian
Kevin Brown
as White Mob Member / Juror
Mike Dolphy
as Reporter
Jalyn Hall
as Emmett Till
Josh Ventura
as S. Carlton
Tim Ware
as Judge Curtis Swango
Enoch King
as Johnny B. Washington
Frankie Faison
as John Carthan
Ed Amatrudo
as J.J. Breland
Njema Williams
as Henry Loggins
Jonathan D. Williams
as D.A. Rob Smith
Kevin Carroll
as Rayfield Mooty
Crew
Keith Beauchamp
Writer, Producer, Story
Derrick Owens
Location Assistant
Chinonye Chukwu
Director, Writer, Story
Lex D. Geddings
Stunt Coordinator
Joshwa Walton
VFX Artist
Abel Korzeniowski
Original Music Composer
Bobby Bukowski
Director of Photography
Matt Akey
VFX Production Coordinator
Geoff Schuppert
Sound
Barbara Broccoli
Producer
David Alessi
Stunts
Alexander McNeill
Assistant Production Coordinator
Kim Taylor-Coleman
Casting
Kevin Waterman
Stunt Double
Tangela Large
Dialect Coach
Frederick Zollo
Producer
Whoopi Goldberg
Producer
Christian Wood
Visual Effects Supervisor
Bobby James
Stunts
Carlos Guity
Stunt Double
Michael A. Martinez
Digital Compositor