But Rosewood isn't pure fiction. For decades, the whites in Sumner had envied their more prosperous black neighbors. Though he has tried to be truthful to the event itself, Singleton has not made a documentary. Mann is a character straight out of a classic western. Wright is a flawed man who cheats on his wife and exploits his customers.
Rosewood is a shocking, compelling but ultimately uplifting film.
It engrosses the viewer first with its love story and then with its heart-wrenching drama.