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Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning (1988)

R 2h 8m 7.5/10 IMDb
DramaCrimeMysteryThriller

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.

Director: Alan Parker

Cast: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Racial slurs / racism (depicted) Religious persecution

Violence & Physical Harm

Gore / graphic violence Police brutality
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