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Rosewood (1997) | User Rating
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Release Date
• USA: Feb 21, 1997
DVD Release Date
• R1: Feb 1, 1997
Budget $31,000,000
MPAA Rating
Rated R for violence and some sexuality.
Running Time
2 hours, 20 minutes
Country USA
Studio New Deal Films, Peters Entertainment, Warner Brothers
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Other Titles
• Rosewood Burning (1997)
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Genre: Action, Drama, True Story, Murder, Period Piece, Political, Suspense, Society
Tagline: In 1923, a black town in Florida was burned to the ground, its people murdered because of a lie. Some escaped and survived because of the courage and compassion of a few extraordinary people. This film is for them.
Plot: In 1923, the town of Rosewood was destroyed by the residents of nearby Sumner. Director John Singleton leaves his familiar Los Angeles milieu to tell the story of that destruction, in which poor whites indulged their prejudice and envy, avenging an accusation that they knew was a lie. A white woman, seeking to hide her infidelity with an abusive man, blames her injuries on a black man; at the same time, a stranger named Mann (Ving Rhames) has appeared in Rosewood and is put under suspicion. Mann is not a historical figure, but John Singleton's reason for imagining him becomes clear--Rhames portrays a mighty savior whose ability to stand up for his people provides the only emotional solace amidst the film's relentlessly unjust carnage. As he did in HIGHER LEARNING, Singleton avoids portraying all the whites as evil, focusing especially on the real-life figure of John Wright (Jon Voight), a white Rosewood storeowner who finds his conscience when the people he has come to know need his aid. The faithful re-creation of the town enhances Singleton's vision, and makes the 1920s in rural America seem as remote as the Old West.
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