Two FBI agents clash while investigating a civil rights murder in a small, fear-filled Southern town.
Suspenseful and bleak. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating. Based on true events.
Streaming on MGM+, Hoopla (free), The Roku Channel (free) and Tubi (free).
Heads up on strong sex and nudity. That is past what the R on the box suggests. Beyond that, strong violence and frequent strong language.
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Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his partner, a former sheriff.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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