Selma is a 2014 historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb. It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches led by James Bevel, Hosea Williams,Martin Luther King Jr., and John Lewis. The film stars actors David Oyelowo as King, Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon B. Johnson, Tim Roth as George Wallace, Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King, and Common as Bevel.
- Starring : David Oyelowo / Tom Wilkinson
- Genre : Biography / Drama / History
- Country : United Kingdom / United States / France
- Language : English
- Director : Ava DuVernay
- Production : Pathé / Harpo Films / Plan B Entertainment / Cloud Eight Films / Ingenious Media / Celador Films / Pathe UK
- Distributor : 20th Century Fox / Cinecolor Films / Constantin-Film / Entertainment One / Fabula Films / GAGA / Maison Motion / Notorious Pictures / Odeon / Paramount Pictures / Pathé / Sony Pictures Releasing / StudioCanal / Sundream Motion Pictures / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Wanda Visión S.A. / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / 9Gem / Arthaus / Evangelische Omroep (EO) / Film1 / KVH Media Group / Outsider Films / Paramount Home Entertainment / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Selma movie
Selma release date
- November 11, 2014 : USA (AFI Fest)
- December 25, 2014 : USA (limited)
- January 2, 2015 : USA (MoMA – The Contenders)
- January 9, 2015 : Canada
- January 9, 2015 : USA
- February 1, 2015 : Germany (Berlin International Film Festival)
- February 6, 2015 : UK
- February 6, 2015 : Ireland
- February 19, 2015 : Germany
- February 19, 2015 : Israel
- March 4, 2015 : Spain (Zaragoza)
- March 6, 2015 : Spain
- March 6, 2015 : Sweden
- March 11, 2015 : France
- June 19, 2015 : Japan
- November 22, 2015 : Japan (Tama Cinema Forum)
Selma cast
- David Oyelowo as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King
- Jim France as Gunnar Jahn
- Trinity Simone as Girl #1
- Mikeria Howard as Girl #2
- Jordan Rice as Girl #3
- Ebony Billups as Girl #4
- Nadej K. Bailey as Girl #5 (as Nadej Bailey)
- Elijah Oliver as Boy #1
- Oprah Winfrey as Annie Lee Cooper
- Clay Chappell as Registrar
- Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon B. Johnson
- Giovanni Ribisi as Lee White
- Haviland Stillwell as President’s Secretary
- André Holland as Andrew Young
Selma premiered at the American Film Institute Festival on November 11, 2014, began a limited US release on December 25, and expanded into wide theatrical release on January 9, 2015, two months before the 50th anniversary of the march. The film was re-released on March 20, 2015 in honor of the 50th anniversary of the historical march.
Selma received critical acclaim, with particular praise given to DuVernay’s direction and Oyelowo’s performance, though it was met with some criticism for its historical inaccuracies, largely centered on the perceived vilification of Johnson and the omission of several prominent Jewish civil rights leaders. The film was nominated for Best Picture and won Best Original Song at the 87th Academy Awards. It also received four Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director and Best Actor and won for Best Original Song.
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