The film 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 DuVernays SELMA tells the real 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.
Director Ava DuVernays SELMA tells the real 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.
Selma
Genre: Drama
Director: Ava DuVernay
Cast: David Oyelowo, Tim Roth, Giovanni Ribisi, Oprah Winfrey, Cuba Gooding Jr.
Year of production: 2014
Original language: English
GenreTags: Social commitment
Rights: FreeTV, PayTV, VOD, SVOD