Mississippi Burning (1988)

1988 · 128 min · Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his partner, a former sheriff.

Directed by Alan Parker. Starring Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif and R. Lee Ermey.

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