La campaña del doctor Martin Luther King Jr para el derecho al voto durante la marcha desde Selma hasta Montgomery, Alabama, en 1965.La campaña del doctor Martin Luther King Jr para el derecho al voto durante la marcha desde Selma hasta Montgomery, Alabama, en 1965.La campaña del doctor Martin Luther King Jr para el derecho al voto durante la marcha desde Selma hasta Montgomery, Alabama, en 1965.
- Dirección
- Guionista
- Elenco
- Ganó 1 premio Óscar
- 58 premios ganados y 91 nominaciones en total
- Girl #5
- (as Nadej Bailey)
- James Orange
- (as Omar Dorsey)
- Dirección
- Guionista
- Todo el elenco y el equipo
- Producción, taquilla y más en IMDbPro
Argumento
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- TriviaThe explosion in the opening scene is the infamous 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, which occurred in Birmingham, Alabama on September 15, 1963. The 4 young girls killed in the bombing were Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley.
- ErroresWhen MLK meets with LBJ in the Oval Office, Johnson is seated at the Resolute Desk. When Lyndon B. Johnson took office in 1963, he found he was too large for the desk, and commissioned a plainer replacement which was built by the Senate cabinet shop.
- Citas
Martin Luther King Jr.: [somberly yet passionately speaking to church congregation at a funeral] Who murdered Jimmie Lee Jackson? Every white lawman who abuses the law to terrorize. Every white politician who feeds on prejudice and hatred. Every white preacher who preaches the Bible and stays silent before his white congregation. Who murdered Jimmie Lee Jackson? Every Negro man and woman who stands by without joining this fight as their brothers and sisters are brutalized, humiliated, and ripped from this Earth.
- Créditos curiososMartin Sheen is not listed in the credits.
- Bandas sonorasOne Morning Soon
Written by Traditional
Performed by Joyce Collins & Johnita Collins
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David Oyelowo's portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr. was so spot-on that I was immediately drawn in to see every detail of the film play out. I was disturbed and further curious at the same time amongst every scene that unfolded during the key moments of the film.
Basically, it featured how much King sacrificed and went through in the 1960s to maintain blacks rights to vote and eliminate segregation from all states. I couldn't believe how much violent injustice and racial discrimination were used to intimidate innocent people who were trying to have the same rights like many in America.
Oprah Winfrey, Cuba Gooding Jr, and rapper-actor Common brought out great performances as the individuals who stood up for what they truly believe in and they wouldn't let hate stand in their way. Tom Wilkinson's portrayal of President Lyndon B. Johnson was rather physically uncanny and his scenes brought out the angst of what he had to face at a time when violence was further escalating during the Civil Rights Movement. Tim Roth as Governor George Wallace made me feel to hate the man for his segregationist beliefs, but when confronted by President Johnson himself, it just got real.
The juxtaposition of real-life archive footage in the movie gave a nice touch to how very genuine these people of Selma endured plenty of horrible confrontations. Whether these usually ended in violence or even death, they just kept growing in numbers and overcome all who stood against their true beliefs in racial equality.
My only nitpick was that of President Johnson's confrontations with Martin Luther King himself. I've learned in the history books that they've had their fair share of disagreements, but nothing this intense as shown on screen. Nevertheless, it proved that being an American President was no easy feat at a very difficult time. Overall, this is a film that didn't require lengthy (moving) MLK speeches, instead it focused on tense confrontations black people had to endure and how one individual stood tall and fought back not with violence, but with powerful words and strong beliefs. I applaud David Oyelowo and director Ava DuVernay for providing a glimpse into how racism was overcome by one profound man whose legacy still reverberates to this day.
- valen060
- 22 ene 2015
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Detalles
- Fecha de lanzamiento
- Países de origen
- Sitios oficiales
- Idiomas
- También se conoce como
- Selma
- Locaciones de filmación
- Selma, Alabama, Estados Unidos(foot of Edmund Pettus Bridge - scene of Bloody Sunday)
- Productoras
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Taquilla
- Presupuesto
- USD 20,000,000 (estimado)
- Total en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 52,076,908
- Fin de semana de estreno en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 571,450
- 28 dic 2014
- Total a nivel mundial
- USD 67,782,762
- Tiempo de ejecución2 horas 8 minutos
- Color
- Mezcla de sonido
- Relación de aspecto
- 2.35 : 1