A Gathering of Old Men
(1987)
Regisseur:
Volker SchlöndorffSchauspieler:
Louis Gossett Jr., Holly Hunter, Richard Widmark, Joe SenecaEin weißer Farmer, dafür berüchtigt, Schwarze zu quälen, wird im rassistischen Louisiana vor der Hütte eines Schwarzen tot aufgefunden. Als der Sheriff eintrifft, um den Mörder zu verhaften, geben sich 18 schwarze Männer als Täter aus.
A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer is shot in self defense. A group of old, black men takes a courageous step by coming forward en masse to take responsibility for the killing of a white racist, whom one of their members has shot. As the sheriff confronts the suspects, the young plantation owner stands alone in her daring defense of this group of men, provoking racial tension that makes a compelling drama.
A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer is shot in self defense. A group of old, black men takes a courageous step by coming forward en masse to take responsibility for the killing of a white racist, whom one of their members has shot. As the sheriff confronts the suspects, the young plantation owner stands alone in her daring defense of this group of men, provoking racial tension that makes a compelling drama.
