The Best of Enemies

Film - 2019 - Drama, History

The story

Centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit, battling over the desegregation of schools in Durham, North Carolina during the racially-charged summer of 1971. The incredible events that unfolded would change Durham and the lives of Atwater and Ellis forever.

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IMDb 7.3 out of 10

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Film · 2019 · Drama · History

The Best of Enemies

79% match2h 13m
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The story

Centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit, battling over the desegregation of schools in Durham, North Carolina during the racially-charged summer of 1971. The incredible events that unfolded would change Durham and the lives of Atwater and Ellis forever.

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IMDb
7.3 / 10
23k votes
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51%
Tomatometer
3.37 / 5
231 ratings · Letterboxd
TMDB
7.4 / 10
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Details
TypeFilm
GenreDrama, History
Runtime2h 13m
Release2019-04-05
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