Rosewood (1997)
3.6 of 5 from 48 ratings
2h 20min
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- Synopsis:
- In 1982 a reporter visiting Levy County in Florida noticed a lack of black residents. So he asked questions... and a long-ago tragedy came to light. John Singleton directs Jon Voight and Ving Rhames in this powerful true drama. It is January 1, 1923 in Rosewood, but in this largely black town built on family, faith and hard work, hopes for the new year abruptly end. In a few harrowing nights, a white mob razes Rosewood into oblivion. As the rampage gains cataclysmic force, a heroic World War I veteran (Rhames) and a shopkeeper (Voight) join forces. Dozens of terrified women and children have fled into nearby swamps. Somehow they must be led to safety.
- Actors:
- Jon Voight., Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Bruce McGill, Loren Dean, Esther Rolle, Elise Neal, Robert Patrick, Michael Rooker, Catherine Kellner, Akosua Busia, Paul Benjamin, Kevin Jackson, Mark Boone Junior, Muse Watson
- Directors:
- John Singleton
- Producers:
- Jon Peters
- Writers:
- Gregory Poirier
- Genres:
- Drama
