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7.4/10 • 2.2K

2014-12-252h 7m

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One dream can change the world.

"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.

Directors
Ava DuVernay
Writters
Paul Webb, Ava DuVernay
Editors
Paul Webb, Spencer Averick

Top Billed Cast

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  1. David Oyelowo

    David Oyelowo

    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  2. Carmen Ejogo

    Carmen Ejogo

    Coretta Scott King

  3. Tom Wilkinson

    Tom Wilkinson

    President Lyndon B. Johnson

  4. Giovanni Ribisi

    Giovanni Ribisi

    Lee White

  5. Tim Roth

    Tim Roth

    Gov. George Wallace

  6. André Holland

    André Holland

    Andrew Young

  7. Colman Domingo

    Colman Domingo

    Ralph Abernathy

  8. Common

    Common

    James Bevel

  9. Stephan James

    Stephan James

    John Lewis

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Martha

Jul 26, 2022

1/10

I put off watching this movie because I am from Selma Alabama and I grew up there. Being from a town that was the heart of the Civil Rights Movement is hard growing up as a poor white girl because some of the black people in that town hold the racism against every white person and do to this day. I've never been one to be prejudice, but some of the people in that town really are and I think it has a lot to do with the fact that Selma was the turning point for all of Civil Rights. I left Selma and I can't say that was a bad thing. I had researched the March as a teen because I wasn't old enough to be there or wasnt even born yet, and I know for a fact they left out a lot of key elements in that movie that they didn't want you to see so I cannot give this a decent rating higher than a 1 because there's quite a few things omitted for the public not to see. The actors were very well casted and the backdrop made me proud to see my hometown shown so beautifully. Still I can't give this anything but one star due to the omitting of certain aspects of the story which are HISTORY and should not have been left out.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$20,000,000.00
Revenue
$66,787,908.00
Keywords
alabamacivil rightsmartin luther kingpresidentprotest marchwoman directorselma1960safrican american history