Resinating story of black and white

Rating: 8/10 (13 May 2020)

Well directed drama by Dee Rees taking place in the 1940's Mississippi. A newly transplanted white family from Memphis is unprepared for the harsh demands of farming, when acquiring a cotton farm lived on by black tenant farmers who have worked the land for generations. An uneasy friendship is forged, but is challenged when WWII ends and Jim Crow in the south remains brutal and racism allows little adjustment.
Very good characterization and well acted. Cast features: Jason Clarke, Garrett Hedlund, Rob Morgan, Johnathan Banks, Carey Mulligan and Mary J. Blige.