The Best of Enemies
“Change is worth fighting for”
Overview
Centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, 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.
Director
Robin Bissell
Writer
Robin Bissell
Studio
Material Pictures
Budget
$10M
Vote Count
498
Cast
Taraji P. Henson
Ann Atwater
Sam Rockwell
Claiborne Paul Ellis
Babou Ceesay
Bill Riddick
Anne Heche
Mary Ellis
Wes Bentley
Floyd Kelly
Nick Searcy
Garland Keith
Bruce McGill
Carvie Oldham
John Gallagher Jr.
Lee Trombley
Nicholas Logan
Wiley Yates
Gilbert Glenn Brow...
Howard Clement
Caitlin Mehner
Maddy Mays
Dolan Wilson
Councilman Bill Atki...
Morgan Mackey
Young Mother
Kendall Ryan Sande...
Ben Butler
Chris Cavalier
Leonard
Malerie Grady
Singing White Woman
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