The Rape of Recy Taylor 2017 Watch Free in HD

Recounting an unfortunate real story, On September 3, 1944, an African-American lady called Recy Taylor saw her most exceedingly bad time in the entire life. She was captured while leaving church and pack assaulted by six white men. This movie takes a deep look in that case.

Genre:

Documentary

Actors:

Tommy Bernardi, Robert Corbitt, Alma Daniels, Cynthia Erivo, Crystal Feimster, Tom Gibbs, Esther Cooper Jackson, James Johnson II, Jack Kyser, Danielle L. McGuire, Chris Money, ...»

Director:

Nancy Buirski

Country:

United States

Release:

2017

IMDb:

6.7

Quality:

Duration:

91 min

New Yorker

Essential viewing, not least for its emphasis on the crucial role of women in the civil-rights movement ...

December 11, 2017

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Guardian

[A] harrowing and very instructive documentary...

May 24, 2018

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Scotsman

The Rape of Recy Taylor shines another damning spotlight on the appalling legacy of slavery. Yet the film itself never quite gets to grips with how to tell Taylor's story in a way that's simultaneously sensitive, cinematic and journalistically rigorous.

May 31, 2018

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Village Voice

The film is a haunting, damning unpacking of history that also reminds us how little progress we've made.

December 13, 2017

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HeyUGuys

A prescient and important film about the civil rights movement and one woman's fight for justice, which is told honestly and respectfully.

May 24, 2018

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Los Angeles Times

A welcome, stirring tribute to black female resilience through the ages.

December 07, 2017

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Times (UK)

Very much of the Me Too moment, this uneven but important documentary exists to give a voice to the voiceless, in this case the "staggering" number of black women raped by white men throughout US history.

May 25, 2018

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Variety

In the highly charged political and social environment of today's America and today's Alabama, the bald facts of this case, however they are communicated, remain acutely provocative.

December 09, 2017

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RogerEbert.com

What's onscreen here is often so very busy that The Rape of Recy Taylor turns into a parody of a certain mindset in American documentary filmmaking.

December 08, 2017

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Independent (UK)

[Director Nancy] Buirski's documentary acknowledges [Recy Taylor's] role in a bigger story.

May 23, 2018

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Observer (UK)

The subject matter is harrowing enough without extra strings.

May 27, 2018

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New York Times

Planting a flag firmly at the intersection of patriarchy, sexism and white supremacy, "The Rape of Recy Taylor" is a documentary of multiple layers and marvelous gumption.

December 14, 2017

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