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Southern Rites(2015)
Status: Released
Date: 2015-05-18
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Time: 1h 30m
What changes and what remains
Overview:
Southern Rites visits Montgomery County, Ga., one year after the town merged its racially segregated proms, and during a historic election campaign that may lead to its first African-American sheriff. Acclaimed photographer Gillian Laub, whose photos first brought the area unwanted notoriety, documents the repercussions when a white town resident is charged with the murder of a young black man. The case divides locals along well-worn racial lines, and the ensuing plea bargain and sentencing uncover complex truths and produce emotional revelations.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Group Effort Films
Atom Factory
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