Selma (2014)
Selma is a historical drama film that retells the tumultuous three-month period when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. marched with others from Selma to Montgomery to rally for voting rights in a historically significant march for civil rights. The film chronicles the prejudice and challenges faced by Dr. King and the violent opposition he faced in the name of peace and equal rights.
Selma
- Director
- Ava DuVernay
- Release Date
- December 25, 2014
- Studio(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount Pictures , 20th Century
- Cast
- Tim Roth , Carmen Ejogo , David Oyelowo , Tom Wilkinson
- Writers
- Paul Webb
- Runtime
- 128minutes
- Budget
- $20 million
Summary
Based on the true story of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Oyelowo) organizing a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965 in an effort to secure equal voting rights for all U.S. citizens.
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