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Rosewood

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Rosewood
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R,2hrs 20min
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February 21, 1997
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Warner Home Video
Synopsis: Rosewood is the true story of an almost unknown incident in a small Florida town, (fictionalized, but faithful to the known facts, as documented in a 1994 report by the Florida Legislature). The town was inhabited almost entirely by quiet, "middle-class" African- Americans (most of them home and land owners and better off than average at the time.) On New Year's day, 1923, the town was wiped off the face of the earth by angry whites from a neighboring community. Based on palpably false testimony ... Full Synopsis
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But if the movie were simply the story of this event, it would be no more than a sad record. What makes it more is the way it shows how racism breeds and feeds, and is taught by father to son. Full Review
Metascore
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71
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Featured Cast
John Wright
Sylvester Carrier
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