Movie
Son of the South
Overview
In civil rights era Montgomery, Alabama, Klansman's grandson Bob Zellner must choose which side of history to be on during the Movement. Defying his family and white Southern norms, he fought against social injustice, repression and violence to change the world around him
Details
- Release date
- 2021-02-05
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Jaba Films, Lucidity Entertainment, Major Motion Pictures Ltd., River Bend Pictures, Buffalo 8 Productions, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Lucas Till as Bob Zellner
- Julia Ormond as Virginia Durr
- Brian Dennehy as Grandfather
- Cedric the Entertainer as Reverend Ralph Abernathy
- Matt William Knowles as Jim Zwerg
- Lex Scott Davis as Joanne
- Shamier Anderson as Reggie
- Mike Manning as Townsend Ellis
- Dexter Darden as John Lewis
- Lucy Hale as Carol Ann
- Jake Abel
- Ludi Lin
Crew
- Barry Alexander Brown - Director
- Barry Alexander Brown - Screenplay
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