(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 13 - There is no need to bother classics such as 'The dark beyond the hedge' or 'The hot night of the Inspector Tibbs', but 'The right to oppose' certainly follows that explosive mix that combines legal thrillers, legitimate and racism. The film, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, available on demand from May 14 on Apple TV, Youtube, GooglePlay, TIMvision, Chili, Rakuten TV, plus tells a true story, that of the lawyer Bryan Stevenson, a man who became famous in the States for his legal battles and his courage. Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan), now 60, is an American lawyer, social justice activist and founder / executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative and clinical professor at the New York University School of Law. A chefin lawyer immediately chose to use his profession to fight against injustices and so, after graduating from Harvard, he decided to give up a profitable profession to take a more difficult and less traveled path. He thus finds himself in the difficult square of Alabama, where he works side by side with his colleague Eva Ansley (Brie Larson) to defend any racially motivated injustice. The first case the young lawyer faces is a murder: an eighteen-year-old was killed and the only suspect, Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx), was charged and sentenced to death.
There is a lot of evidence in his favor, but the testimony of a criminal, with a motive to lie, is enough to frame him.
Walter risks death and the reason is probably more related to the color of his skin than to a real involvement in the murder.
The film is based on Bryan Stevenson's award-winning bestsellerautobiographical novel, 'Just Mercy'. (HANDLE).
'The right to oppose' to injustice and racism
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You shouldn't bother with classics like 'The dark beyond the hedge' or 'The hot night of Inspector Tibbs', but 'The right to object' certainly follows the explosive mix that combines legal thrillers, civil rights and racism. (HANDLE)