The Best of Enemies Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Based on a true story, The Best of Enemies centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater (Henson), an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis (Rockwell), a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit, battling over the desegregation of schools in Durham, North Carolina during the racially-charged summer of 1971. The incredible events that unfolded would change Durham and the lives of Atwater and Ellis forever.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Best of Enemies.

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  Taraji P. Henson

  Hidden Figures, Fight Night (mini series)

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  Sam Rockwell

  The Bad Guys 2, Trolls World Tour

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  Babou Ceesay

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  Anne Heche

  Supercell, You're Killing Me

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  Wes Bentley

  The Hunger Games, Interstellar

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  Bruce McGill

  Cinderella Man, Obsessed

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  John Gallagher Jr.

  I.S.S. , Underwater

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  Nick Searcy

  Terror on the Prairie, The Ugly Truth

Crew Behind the Film

The The Best of Enemies behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

Director

Robin Bissell

Screenwriter

Robin Bissell

Producers

Matt Berenson
Fred Bernstein
Danny Strong
Dominique Telson

Production Details

What we know about the The Best of Enemies movie production.

Key Facts

• Inspired by the true events chronicled in "The Best Of Enemies: Race And Redemption In The New South" by Osha Gray Davidson.

Production Updates for The Best of Enemies

Jul 2018

Completed

Changed The Best of Enemies movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Oct 2015

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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