
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.

Mamie Till-Mobley

Emmett Till

John Carthan

Carolyn Bryant

Moses Wright

Alma

Myrlie Evers

Medgar Evers

Rayfield Mooty
Based around the true story of the appalling murder of the young Emmett Till in a racially divided 1950s USA, this delivers a truly powerful performance from Danielle Deadwyler as his mother. A woman who becomes distraught, angry and determined. Determined that those who killed her child are brought to justice. The history, sadly, tells us just how the judicial process of Mississippi back then was just as bigoted as the vast majority of the white folks who treated African Americans as little better that labouring cattle. This film is well put together, with plenty of attention to the aesthetic...
Status Released
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget$33,000,000.00
Revenue $11,498,884.00