Deacons for Defense

(2005)

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Жанры: драма, телевизионный фильм

Год: 2005

Длительность: 95 мин

Страна: United States of America

Режиссёр: Билл Дьюк

В ролях: Форест Уитакер, Джонатан Силверман, Крис Бриттон, Осси Дэвис, Тайрон Бенскин, Умпо Квахо, Мелани Николлз-Кинг, Adam Weiner, Бойд Бэнкс, Paul Benjamin

Сюжет

Inspired by a true story, this drama is set in 1965, not long after passage of the Civil Rights Act. Despite the Act, the African-American citizens of Bogalusa are still treated like third-class citizens, their fundamental rights as human beings persistently trampled by the white power structure, in general, and the local branch of the KKK. The story follows the formation of local black men, particularly ex-war veterans who after the struggles become too overbearing organizes the group, "Deacons for defense", an all-black defense group dedicated to patrolling the black section of town and protecting its residents from the more violent aspects of "white backlash."