Son of the South

Name: Son of the South
Genre: Biography, Drama
Released: February 5, 2021
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 60
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Cedric the Entertainer, Jake Abel, Julia Ormond, Lex Scott Davis

2021

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Vertical Entertainment | Release Date: February 5, 2021 | PG-13

Starring: Brian Dennehy, Cedric the Entertainer, Jake Abel, Julia Ormond, Lex Scott Davis, Lucas Till, Lucy Hale, Ludi Lin, Mike C. Manning, Shamier Anderson, Sienna Guillory

Summary: Based on Bob Zellner’s autobiography, The Wrong Side of Murder Creek, this true story set in Montgomery, Alabama follows a Klansman’s grandson who must choose which side of history to be on during the Civil Rights Movement. Defying his family and white Southern norms, he fought against social injustice, repression and violence to change theBased on Bob Zellner’s autobiography, The Wrong Side of Murder Creek, this true story set in Montgomery, Alabama follows a Klansman’s grandson who must choose which side of history to be on during the Civil Rights Movement. Defying his family and white Southern norms, he fought against social injustice, repression and violence to change the world around him. … Expand

Director: Barry Alexander Brown

Genre(s): Biography, Drama

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 105 min

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Richard Roeper

Feb 8, 2021

This is an old-fashioned and borderline corny biopic that looks like it could have been made 40 years ago — but it’s also a true-life story about a man who denounced his racist lineage and dedicated himself to the cause, a man who is still with us today, and it’s a story well worth telling. Read full review

Joe Leydon

Feb 4, 2021

Brown’s well-crafted and period-persuasive biopic strikes a dramatically sound and emotionally satisfying balance between the moral awakening of its white protagonist and his relationships with sometimes encouraging, sometimes skeptical Black leaders and foot soldiers. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Feb 4, 2021

Accepted on its terms, the film does a reasonably absorbing job of dramatizing how Zellner’s convictions strengthened, pulling him away from the security of inaction. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Feb 4, 2021

It’s not that the performances are incompetent. The script is alarmingly tone-deaf. Read full review

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