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‘Just Mercy’ puts racism on trial
Dessi Gomez | Thursday, January 23, 2020
Destin Daniel Cretton’s film adaptation of Bryan Stevenson’s book “Just Mercy” strikes many emotional chords through the use of thoughtful details. From joy to sorrow and everything in between, it would be best to settle in for this two-plus-hour movie that captures the realities of racial inequality on death row in Alabama. The film opens