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Selma
11:05 pm - 01:05 am Monday, October 19
Selma
Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964 legally desegregates the South, discrimination remains rampant in certain areas, making it very difficult for people of colour to register to vote. In 1965, amidst a tense atmosphere of unrest, civil rights campaigner Dr Martin Luther King Jr plans a peaceful march across Alabama from Selma to Montgomery. He is pressured to cancel it, but persists as his goal is to persuade President Lyndon B Johnson to change the law, ensuring black people can register and enjoy full democratic rights. Fact-based drama, starring David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Roth and Carmen Ejogo
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- David Oyelowo — Actor as Martin Luther King Jr
- Tom Wilkinson — Actor as Lyndon B Johnson
- Carmen Ejogo — Actor as Coretta Scott King
- Andre Holland — Actor as Andrew Young
- Tessa Thompson — Actor as Diane Nash
- Giovanni Ribisi — Actor as Lee C White
- Lorraine Toussaint — Actor as Amelia Boynton Robinson
- Stephan James — Actor as John Lewis
- Corey Reynolds — Actor as Rev CT Vivian
- Colman Domingo — Actor as Ralph Abernathy
- Ava DuVernay — Director
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