The first trailer for the timely drama, The Best of Enemies, has been released and it looks like it’s going to be one strong showcase for Taraji P. Henson & Sam Rockwell.
Based on a true story, the film centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater (Oscar nominee Henson), an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis (Oscar winner Rockwell), a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit after a local grade school for black kids burns down. They battle over the desegregation of schools in Durham, NC, during the racially charged summer of 1971. The improbable bond they forge would change their lives forever.
Babou Ceesay, Anne Heche, Wes Bentley, Nick Searcy, John Gallagher Jr., and Bruce McGill co-star in the film from director Robin Bissell, who also wrote the script based on Osha Gray Davidson’s 2007 book.
The Best of Enemies hits screens on April 5, 2019. Check out the first official poster below:
