Rosewood (film)
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| Directed by | John Singleton |
| Produced by | Jon Peters |
| Written by | Gregory Poirier |
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| Music by | John Williams |
| Cinematography | Johnny E. Jensen |
| Edited by | Bruce Cannon |
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Peters Entertainment
New Deal Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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140 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box office | $13,130,349 |
Rosewood is a 1997 historical fiction drama film directed by John Singleton. While based on historic events of the 1923 Rosewood massacre in Florida, when a white mob killed blacks and destroyed their town, the film introduces fictional characters and changes from historic accounts. In a major change, it stars Ving Rhames as an outsider who comes into Rosewood and inspires residents to self-defense, wielding his pistols in a fight. The supporting cast includes Don Cheadle as Sylvester Carrier, a resident who was a witness, defender of his family and victim of the riot; and Jon Voight as a sympathetic white store owner who lives in a village near Rosewood. The three characters become entangled in an attempt to save people from racist whites attacking the blacks of Rosewood.
Due to its scenes of violence, assault, and sex, and profuse use of racial slurs and curses, the film received a Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rating of R. It was favorably reviewed by many critics, more than any John Singleton film since Boyz n the Hood. The film was not a commercial success, and it was unable to recoup its $30 million budget at the box office.
The film was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival.
Mann (Ving Rhames) is a mysterious World War I veteran who is scouting out land to buy. He comes to the town of Rosewood, a small predominantly black town in Florida. Rosewood is home to the Carriers, an upwardly mobile black family, helmed by Aunt Sarah (Esther Rolle) and her proud, headstrong son, Sylvester (Don Cheadle). Mann soon meets Beulah "Scrappie" Carrier (Elise Neal), Sylvester's younger sister and the two quickly fall in love.
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