Murder in America: The Lynching of Emmett Till

January. 01,0001

Rating：

5.5

Genre：

Crime Documentary

Keywords：

Racism 1950s Teenage Boy

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Based on A Few Days Full of Trouble by Reverend Wheeler Parker, Jr. and Christopher Benson, the feature doc will explore two parallel tracks of the Till story. One set in motion by the last four years of an FBI investigation with details never before revealed, including significant new revelations of the case and its discoveries. The traumatic memory of Parker Jr., last surviving witness to the crime and Till’s cousin, drives that investigation. The second track is a deep immersion into the latest, proprietary findings, as high schoolers prepare for a reenactment of the murder trial of two of Till’s killers, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam.

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Reviews

MoPoshy

0001/01/01

Absolutely brilliant

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Lollivan

0001/01/02

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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pointyfilippa

0001/01/03

The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.

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Bea Swanson

0001/01/04

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

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