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19972h 22mREnglish

Rosewood

In 1923, a black town in Florida was burned to the ground, its people murdered because of a lie. Some escaped and survived because of the courage and compassion of a few extraordinary people. This film is for them.

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Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.

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DirectorJohn Singleton

Keywords

small townsheriffracial segregationbased on true storyrace riotracismmassacreperiod dramahistoricalracial slur1920srural setting
Budget$30M
Box Office$13M

Cast

Ving Rhames as Mann

Ving Rhames

Mann

Jon Voight as John Wright

Jon Voight

John Wright

Don Cheadle as Sylvester Carrier

Don Cheadle

Sylvester Carrier

Bruce McGill as Duke Purdy

Bruce McGill

Duke Purdy

Loren Dean as James Taylor

Loren Dean

James Taylor

Elise Neal as Beulah (Scrappie)

Elise Neal

Beulah (Scrappie)

Michael Rooker as Sheriff Walker

Michael Rooker

Sheriff Walker

Robert Patrick as Lover

Robert Patrick

Lover

Esther Rolle as Aunt Sarah

Esther Rolle

Aunt Sarah

Catherine Kellner as Fanny Taylor

Catherine Kellner

Fanny Taylor