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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

Cast

Music

Joel P. West

Cinematography

Brett Pawlak

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)

2020: NAACP Image Awards: Outstanding Motion Picture.

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88 My Top 10 Movies from 2019 (31)

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