SELMA

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SELMA Director: Ava DuVernay, USA 2014, feature film, 127 minutes Thu, November 26, 7:00 PM In 1965, the violent death of an African American civil rights activist shocks the city of Selma in Alabama. The outrage over racial segregation, discrimination, and the systematic denial of voting rights for Black people grows. Martin Luther King Jr. leads the nonviolent resistance and, together with activists, organizes a protest march from Selma to Montgomery. However, the path to equality is fraught with resistance. While President Lyndon B. Johnson hesitates to act decisively, Alabama Governor George Wallace tries to hinder the civil rights movement by all means. At the same time, King faces personal challenges and hostility. Against the backdrop of real historical events, the film vividly depicts the struggle for voting rights of the African American population. It not only shows the political...

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Kulturkino Gmünd
Hauptplatz 25

Organiser: Künstler:innenstadt Gmünd gemeinnützige Privatstiftung