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Rosewood (1997)

Starring: Paul Benjamin, Jr. Mark Boone Rating: R (Restricted) Format: DVD
3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Paul Benjamin, Jr. Mark Boone, Akosua Busia, Don Cheadle, Loren Dean
  • Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: May 15, 2007
  • Run Time: 142 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000P0J0CE
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,936 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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In 1982 a reporter visiting Levy County in Florida noticed a lack of black residents. So he asked questions and a long-ago tragedy came to light. John Singleton directs Jon Voight and Ving Rhames in this powerful true drama. It is January 1 1923 in Rosewood but in this largely black town built on family faith and hard work hopes for the new year abruptly end. In a few harrowing nights a white mob razes Rosewood into oblivion. As the rampage gains cataclysmic force a heroic World War I veteran (Rhames) and a shopkeeper (Voight) join forces. Dozens of terrified women and children have fled into nearby swamps. Somehow they must be led to safety.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 085391163244 Manufacturer No: 116324

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Too Painful to Watch Alone..., October 10, 2008
By Giordano Bruno (Wherever I am, I am.) - See all my reviews
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... despite the mitigation of a Hollywood love story and a fictitious super-hero, but still not as painful as the TRUTH, the true and well-documented story of an ethnic cleansing in Florida in 1923, when, over several days, European-American mobs attacked the peaceful and prosperous African-American village of Rosewood, in Levy County. During the attack, survivors estimated, as many as eighteen African-Americans and two European-Americans were. Most of the buildings, including churches and a school, were burned. The community was abandoned and, in spite of permanent loss of land and homes, the citizens never returned. Women and children were rescued, as shown in this film, by the crew of the train that regularly stopped at the village. Given the three days of carnage, news of the events reached national newspaper attention. Reporters actually began to arrive on the scene. The governor of Florida was alarmed and asked the nearest local authorities if help was wanted from the National Guard; the sheriff replied that he didn't want help. After the event, the governor did convene an inquest, but no prosecutions or efforts to assist the refugees resulted.

Even without further attention from the outside world, the Rosewood Massacre would have been one of the most atrocious and obvious acts of ethnic/racial "cleansing" in America's history. In 1992, however, a reporter for the St. Petersburg Times uncovered evidence of the fate of Rosewood and published a story. That story led to national scrutiny. In 1993, aged survivors descendants of survivors of the Massacre sued the state of Florida for compensation. Confronted by undeniable evidence, the Florida Legislature passed a compensation bill of $2,100,000 and established a scholarship fund for Rosewood descendants. Public opinion in Florida was incensed at such acknowledgement of racism in the state's past; letters written to the legislators ran ten to one against any compensation or recognition of the truth.

Events in Rosewood in 1923 were probably far less picturesque than those shown in this film. Jon Voight does a splendid job of acting in the role of a white store-keeper caught between his own safety and his humanity. Ving Rhames is almost persuasive in his role as the "lone ranger" WW1 veteran -- the African-American stranger who rescues the children. Don Cheadle is impressive as the Rosewood music teacher who decides to fight back. "Mr. Mann" is fictional, but perhaps only cinematographic fiction can begin to suggest the horror that the citizens of Rosewood experienced when their fellow Americans decided to wipe their community off the face of the Earth.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites, November 29, 2008
It doesn't matter how many times I have seen Rosewood. It always strikes the same emotions of sadness and anger. The movie is based on a true story of injustice and aimed solely at people of African Descent. Even though the main character played by Ving Rhames wasn't a factual person, the rest f the story is on point with what happened in history. The movie has great actors with Ving and Don Cheadle, and the story will hold your attention from beginning to end. Highly recommended movie.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Rosewood movie, June 28, 2009
This movie is violent--as was the actual event in Rosewood Florida
There remains a placard in Rosewood that reminds you that once there was a village of Rosewood.
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