Just Mercy

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Original title: Just Mercy
Year: 2019
Running time: 136 min.
Country: United States
Director: Destin Cretton
Screenwriter: Destin Cretton, Andrew Lanham. Novel: Bryan Stevenson
Music: Joel P. West
Cinematography: Brett Pawlak
Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Tim Blake Nelson, Rob Morgan, Lindsay Ayliffe, Ron Clinton Smith, Charlie Pye Jr., Michael Harding, Christopher Wolfe, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Jacinte Blankenship, Bryan G. Stevenson, Brad Sanders, Charmin Lee, Sebastian Eugene Hansen, John Lacy, Hayes Mercure, Tatom Pender, Rafe Spall, Karan Kendrick, C.J. LeBlanc, Scarlet Olivia Dunbar, Darryl W. Handy, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Desmond PhillipsSee 14 More
Producer: Warner Bros., Endeavor Content, Participant Media, MACRO, Netter Productions. Distributor: Warner Bros.
Genre: Drama | Biography. Based On A True Story. Courtroom Drama / Lawyers. Racism. 1980s. 1990s
Synopsis: "Just Mercy" follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan might have had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (Larson.) One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Foxx,) who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds-and the system-stacked against them.

Awards: 2019: National Board of Review (NBR): Freedom of Expression Award

2019: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Jamie Foxx)

Critics' reviews

"[A] supple and humane version of a true-life Hollywood liberal drama (...) Foxx reminds us why he’s a great actor"

Owen Gleiberman: Variety
"A profoundly moving story and, at times, an almost unbearably sad one (...) This is Jordan and Foxx’s show, and the duo has terrific acting chemistry"

Sara Stewart: New York Post
"It's not surprising if the film's edge is somewhat dulled by respect for its subject (...) A sturdy example of this genre, in which persistence and faith lead to the righting of terrible wrongs"

John DeFore: The Hollywood Reporter
"The hard truths about racial injustice (...) come through loud and clear, thanks to stellar performances from Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx. (...) Puntuación: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"The film undeniably preaches things in which I believe (...) but it does so in such a superficial manner, unable to get down to the bone of the story it’s trying to tell."

Brian Tallerico: rogerebert.com
"A rousing and moving enough film that one is compelled to excuse the limits of its artistry.

Richard Lawson: Vanity Fair
"A handsome, impeccably mounted tribute to [Stevenson's] activism and also his fellow advocates (...) [It] is almost exactly what you’d expect: It has stirring speeches, infuriating setbacks and a tendency to overstate the obvious."

Justin Chang: Los Angeles Times
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