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Michigan Technological University Mail    Faith Morrison <fmorriso@mtu.edu>
suggested movie for wednesday's discussion: Mudbound
Tomas Co <tbco@mtu.edu>    Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 2:44 AM
To: ", filmlover-l" <filmlover-l@mtu.edu>
Hello everyone,

For our wednesday film zoom discussion, I am suggesting
an American movie "Mudbound," directed by Dee Rees.

(more details below).

It is available on Netflix.

Hope you can watch it and help discuss it during
next wednesday's zoom meet-up (24June2020).

Regards,

Tom Co
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Title: Mudbound

Director: Dee Rees

Partial List of Actors:
  Mary J. Blige
  Carey Mulligan
  Rob Morgan
  Jason Mitchell
  Jason Clarke
  Garrett Hedlund
  Jonathan Banks

US Rating: R

Language: English

Length: 134 mins

Available through: Netflix

Summary:  (by Nick Riganasby via www.imdb.com)

  "In the aftermath of WWII, somewhere in the
  muddy Mississippi Delta, two families--one black,
  the Jacksons, and the other white, the McAllans--
  are forced to share the same patch of land,
  keeping a frail race-based peace with each other.
  However, as they both struggle with hardship and
  dire poverty, the long-awaited return of two war
  veterans--Ronsel, the Jacksons' eldest son, and
  Jamie, Henry McAllan's younger brother--will u
  nexpectedly nurture a budding friendship that
  transcends prejudice and race. But, in the end,
  against a backdrop of fevered Mississippi sunsets
  and vitriolic racism, life can be hard when the
  law of the land is still segregation and hatred..."
 
My Comments:
 
  Well directed and acted. I was particularly impressed
  by Mary J. Blige and Carey Mulligan.  The theme of
  course is another snapshot of the extreme difficult
  life of black families who try very hard to achieve
  a better life but is always pulled down (and hurt)
  by the hate and racism targeted at them ... when
  will it ever change? will it ever change?

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