IMDb plot summary: In 1955, after Emmett Till is murdered in a brutal lynching, his mother vows to expose the racism behind the attack while working to have those involved brought to justice.
Directed by Chinonye Chukwu. Starring Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, and Frankie Faison.
Till is a biopic about the lynching of Emmett Till in the 1950s, and his mother's efforts to bring about justice for his killing. As you hmight expect from the subject matter, this is a heavy story. Till's mother Mamie is played beautifully by Danielle Deadwyler, moving believably between the moments of enormous emotion and the times where she has to steel herself to get through her work. There were pieces of this story I did not know that were told very effectively here -- for example, I was slightly taken aback by the graphicness of the dead body, but then when Mamie decides to hold an open casket funeral for her son, I immediately understood and agreed that it was essential for us as the audience to also see that body in its bloated, discolored horror. No telling of this story is going to have much of a resolution -- history doesn't allow for that resolution -- but it's an important piece of our history that continues to be far too relevant to today, and this version is an effective and powerful way to pass on that history.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Till > Arthur Christmas
Till > Dark Passage
Till < The White Tiger
Till < Onward
Till < Shiva Baby
Till > The African Queen
Till < Coming to America
Till < The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Till < Once Were Warriors
Till > Identity
Till > VeggieTales: A Snoodle’s Tale
Till > Hairspray Live!
Final spot: #896 out of 3856, or 77%.
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