Just Mercy (2019) PG-13 | 2h 16min | Drama | 30 January 2020 (Germany)

A strong and thought-provoking true-story, “Just Mercy” follows younger lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan may need had his choose of profitable jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend these wrongly condemned, with the help of native advocate Eva Ansley (Larson.) One of his first, and most incendiary, circumstances is that of Walter McMillian (Foxx,) who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the infamous homicide of an 18-year-old lady, regardless of a preponderance of proof proving his innocence and the truth that the one testimony in opposition to him got here from a prison with a motive to lie. In the years that observe, Bryan turns into embroiled in a labyrinth of authorized and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds-and the system-stacked in opposition to them.

Just Mercy shadows world-renowned civil rights protection lawyer Bryan Stevenson as he recounts his experiences and particulars the case of a condemned demise row prisoner whom he fought to free.

Director:
Destin Daniel Cretton

Writers:
Destin Daniel Cretton (screenplay), Andrew Lanham (screenplay) |
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Stars:
Brie Larson, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx |
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