The true story of Mamie Till Mobley's relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.
Acting
Deadwyler's courtroom scene deserves every award.
Direction
Chukwu refuses to exploit Black death on screen.
Production
Period detail that makes 1955 feel terrifyingly present.
Director
Chinonye Chukwu
Danielle Deadwyler
Mamie Till-Mobley
Jalyn Hall
Emmett Till
Frankie Faison
John Carthan
Haley Bennett
Carolyn Bryant
John Douglas Thompson
Moses Wright
Whoopi Goldberg
Alma
Jayme Lawson
Myrlie Evers
Tosin Cole
Medgar Evers
Kevin Carroll
Rayfield Mooty
Sean Patrick Thomas
Gene Mobley
Roger Guenveur Smith
Dr. T.R.M. Howard
Princess Elmore
Ruby Hurley
Josh Ventura
S. Carlton
Ed Amatrudo
J.J. Breland
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mamie's choice to hold an open-casket funeral is credited with galvanizing the Civil Rights Movement; Jet magazine's photo of Emmett reached millions.
The real murderers confessed in Look magazine for $4,000—protected by double jeopardy, they died free men.
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