Rosewood

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Directed by

John Singleton

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Jon Voight
John Wright

Ving Rhames
Mann

Don Cheadle
Sylvester Carrier

Bruce McGill
Duke Purdy

Loren Dean
James Taylor

Esther Rolle
Aunt Sarah

Elise Neal
Beulah (Scrappie)

Robert Patrick
Lover

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Gregory Poirier
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A dramatization of a 1923 horrific racist lynch mob attack on an African American community.

Release date: 21 February 1997
UPC: 085391453628

Tags: Drama (2), 1997 (2), Action (1), History (1), Racism (1), 90's (1), 1990s (1), HQ (1), Spiritual Cinema (1), Warner Bros. (1), Box Office Flop (1), Sort (1), SnP (1)

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"FORMAT: 35mm CONDITION: ★★★★½ NOTES: Domestic release print screened as part of the Black Rodeo season. DATE: March 15th 2025 CINEMA: BFI LOCATION: Southbank"

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"SCREENING: 35mm, Black Rodeo: A History of the African American Western DATE: March 15th CINEMA: BFI LOCATION: Southbank"

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Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1929 movies items)

" Rosewood, Florida, is a small, peaceful town with an almost entirely African-American population of middle-class homeowners, until New Year's Day 1923, when a lynch mob from a neighboring white community storms the town. Among the carnage, music teacher Sylvester and mysterious stranger Mann stand tall against the invaders, while white grocer John attempts to save the town's women and children. The film is based on a true story. Critics felt that some respects, Rosewood struggles to present"