Just Mercy
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Just Mercy

Every generation has its hero. Meet ours.

The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.

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The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.

Released December 25, 2019

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en
Status
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Michael B. Jordan

Michael B. Jordan

Bryan Stevenson

Brie Larson

Brie Larson

Eva Ansley

Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx

Walter McMillian

O'Shea Jackson Jr.

O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Anthony Ray Hinton

Rafe Spall

Rafe Spall

Tommy Champan

Rob Morgan

Rob Morgan

Herbert Richardson

Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

Ralph Myers

Rhoda Griffis

Rhoda Griffis

Judge Pamela Bachab

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