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Selma

Selma (2014)

Historical, Drama, Biographical | UK, United States, France

Director: Ava DuVernay

BBC1 | Sunday, 11 February 2024 | 23:30

Where to watch

Live TV

Sunday, 11 February 2024 23:30

Monday, 2 October 2023 23:15

Streaming

YouTube

24/01/2017

Rating: 7.5/10

User rating: 7.1/10
(13 votes)

SYNOPSIS

Premiere. In 1965, amidst an atmosphere of racial unrest, civil rights campaigner Dr Martin Luther King Jr plans a peaceful march across Alabama from Selma to Montgomery. His goal is to persuade President Lyndon B Johnson to change the law, allowing black people to register to vote. Fact-based drama, starring David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson and Carmen Ejogo.

Actors

Voice: Brian Kurlander

Writer: Paul Webb

Producer: Nik Bower, Christian Colson

RUNTIME: 128 min

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