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Rustin

Rustin

Drama · History · 2023

Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.

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Rustin

“Own your power.”

2023 Drama · History 1h 48m

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6.5 / 10

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Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.

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Directed by

George C. Wolfe

Written by

Julian Breece · Dustin Lance Black

Colman Domingo

Colman Domingo

Bayard Rustin

Aml Ameen

Aml Ameen

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

A. Philip Randolph

Chris Rock

Chris Rock

Roy Wilkins

Gus Halper

Gus Halper

Tom

Johnny Ramey

Johnny Ramey

Elias Taylor

CCH Pounder

CCH Pounder

Dr. Anna Hedgeman

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.