Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.
Direction
Singleton's most underappreciated film — operatic and precise.
Acting
Ving Rhames and Jon Voight: two men circling each other's humanity.
Production
Rebuilt an entire Florida town just to burn it down.
Director
John Singleton
Ving Rhames
Mann
Jon Voight
John Wright
Don Cheadle
Sylvester Carrier
Bruce McGill
Duke Purdy
Loren Dean
James Taylor
Elise Neal
Beulah (Scrappie)
Michael Rooker
Sheriff Walker
Robert Patrick
Lover
Esther Rolle
Aunt Sarah
Catherine Kellner
Fanny Taylor
Akosua Busia
Jewel
Mark Boone Junior
Poly
Kevin Jackson
Sam Carter
Paul Benjamin
James Carrier
Muse Watson
Henry Andrews
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rosewood was effectively erased from history until 1982, when a journalist uncovered survivors' testimonies. Florida didn't officially acknowledge the massacre until 1994.
Singleton fought studios to avoid a white savior narrative; the compromise was making Wright complicit, not heroic. The real John Wright did shelter some residents, but the film interrogates his motives.
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You can't expect me to Watch the Trailer even Without Crying.
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Wish my phone would let me order this.
@yulondabrady9366 1
Very sad, but Great movie 👍
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