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February 2002
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March 2015
Selma
Drama, Historical Directed by: Ava DuVernayWith: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom WilkinsonThe unforgettable true story chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay's "Selma" tells the story of how the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and his brothers and sisters in the movement prompted change that forever altered history. Trailers
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January 2010
Invictus
Biographical, Drama Directed by: Clint EastwoodWith: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Scott EastwoodBased on the John Carlin book "The Human Factor: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Changed the World." The film is set after the fall of apartheid, when South Africa was host to the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Mandela was in his first term as South African president, and he used the event as a way to end decades of mistrust and hatred between whites and blacks. Trailers
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December 2011
The Lady
Drama Directed by: Luc BessonWith: Michelle Yeoh & David ThewlisTHE LADY is the extraordinary story of Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband,Michael Aris. It is also the epic story of the peaceful quest of the woman who is at the core of Burma's democracy movement. Despite distance, long separations, and a dangerously hostile regime, their love endures until the very end. A story of devotion and human understanding set against a backdrop of political turmoil that continues today. THE LADY was written over a period of three years by Rebecca Frayn. Interviews with key figures in Aung San Suu Kyi's entourage enabled her to reconstruct for the first time the true story of Burma's national heroine. Trailers
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