Southern Rites (2015)

Name: Southern Rites
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015-05-18
Duration: 1 hr 30 min
Rating: 54

"What changes and what remains"Movie

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DirectorGillian Laub

WriterJosh Alexander

NR 1 hr 30 minMay 18th, 2015Documentary

Plot

Southern Rites visits Montgomery County, Ga., one year after the town merged its racially segregated proms, and during a historic election campaign that may lead to its first African-American sheriff. Acclaimed photographer Gillian Laub, whose photos first brought the area unwanted notoriety, documents the repercussions when a white town resident is charged with the murder of a young black man. The case divides locals along well-worn racial lines, and the ensuing plea bargain and sentencing uncover complex truths and produce emotional revelations.

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