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Selma (2014)

Selma (2014)

Drama History

One dream can change the world.

Release Date: 2014, December 25
Directors: Ava DuVernay
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Plan B Entertainment, Cloud Eight Films, Ingenious Media, Harpo Films
Cast: Giovanni Ribisi, Stephen Root, Stephan James, Tim Roth, David Oyelowo, Colman Domingo, Wendell Pierce, John Lavelle, Michael Papajohn, Henry G. Sanders, Martin Sheen, Dylan Baker

Overview:

"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.

Keywords:

based on true story woman director inspirational 1960s alabama informative president african american history civil rights martin luther king protest march selma