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The Rape of Recy Taylor

2019 · 91 min

A sobering, deeply moving documentary that bears witness to trauma and the quiet courage of speaking out.

Directed by
Nancy Buirski
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Tommy Bernardi, Cynthia Erivo
Tagline
She spoke up
Overview
Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old black mother and sharecropper, was gang raped by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. Common in Jim Crow South, few women spoke up in fear for their lives. Not Recy Taylor, who bravely identified her rapists. The NAACP sent its chief rape investigator Rosa Parks, who rallied support and triggered an unprecedented outcry for justice. The film exposes a legacy of physical abuse of black women and reveals Rosa Parks’ intimate role in Recy Taylor’s story.

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Free in the UK
  • Rakuten TV
  • YouTube Free
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Directed by
Nancy Buirski
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Tommy Bernardi, Cynthia Erivo
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • justice
  • trauma
  • gender
  • power
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action1
Horror4
Humour0
Realism10
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Nancy Buirski
Written by
Nancy Buirski
Starring
Tommy Bernardi, Cynthia Erivo
Cinematography
Rex Miller
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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