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PG-13 | 2h 10min | Drama, Crime, Biography, History | 21 October 2022 (USA)
There have been many poems, plays, songs (including the 1962 "The Death of Emmett Till" by Bob Dylan), short films, TV episodes, and three documentaries ("The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till" by Keith Beauchamp from 2005 being the best of the lot) detailing the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till. Considering the impact this horrific event had on America's cultural, political, and societal landscapes, it's difficult to fathom that director Chinonye Chukwu's "Till" is the first live-action feature film to do so.
"Till" opens with the title character (Jalyn Hall) and his mother Mamie (Danielle Deadwyler) in a car singing along to the 1954 Moonglows love song "Sincerely." It quickly affirms their inseparable bond and sets the tone for the remainder of the film. Emmett's father Louis died in World War II, and although Mamie is engaged-to-be-engaged to her boyfriend Gene Mobley (Sean Patrick Thomas), it is beyond clear that Emmett (as it should be) is always going to be the most important male in her life....