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Rustin

- Own your power.

Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.

Release Date : 2023-11-03

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Higher Ground

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Colman Domingo

Character Name : Bayard Rustin

Original Name : Colman Domingo

Gender : Male

Aml Ameen

Character Name : Martin Luther King, Jr.

Original Name : Aml Ameen

Gender : Male

Glynn Turman

Character Name : A. Philip Randolph

Original Name : Glynn Turman

Gender : Male

Chris Rock

Character Name : Roy Wilkins

Original Name : Chris Rock

Gender : Male

Gus Halper

Character Name : Tom

Original Name : Gus Halper

Gender : Male

Johnny Ramey

Character Name : Elias Taylor

Original Name : Johnny Ramey

Gender : Male

CCH Pounder

Character Name : Dr. Anna Hedgeman

Original Name : CCH Pounder

Gender : Female

Michael Potts

Character Name : Cleve Robinson

Original Name : Michael Potts

Gender : Male

Audra McDonald

Character Name : Ella Baker

Original Name : Audra McDonald

Gender : Female

Jeffrey Wright

Character Name : Rep. Adam Clayton Powell

Original Name : Jeffrey Wright

Gender : Male

Lilli Kay

Character Name : Rachelle

Original Name : Lilli Kay

Gender : Female

Jordan-Amanda Hall

Character Name : Charlene

Original Name : Jordan-Amanda Hall

Gender : Male

Jakeem Dante Powell

Character Name : Norm

Original Name : Jakeem Dante Powell

Gender : Male

Ayana Workman

Character Name : Eleanor

Original Name : Ayana Workman

Gender : Male

Grantham Coleman

Character Name : Blyden

Original Name : Grantham Coleman

Gender : Male

Jamilah Rosemond

Character Name : Dorie

Original Name : Jamilah Rosemond

Gender : Female

Jules Latimer

Character Name : Joyce

Original Name : Jules Latimer

Gender : Male

Maxwell Whittington-Cooper

Character Name : John Lewis

Original Name : Maxwell Whittington-Cooper

Gender : Male

Frank Harts

Character Name : Jim Farmer

Original Name : Frank Harts

Gender : Male

Kevin Mambo

Character Name : Whitney Young

Original Name : Kevin Mambo

Gender : Male

Carra Patterson

Character Name : Coretta Scott King

Original Name : Carra Patterson

Gender : Female

Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Character Name : Mahalia Jackson

Original Name : Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Gender : Female

Adrienne Warren

Character Name : Claudia Taylor

Original Name : Adrienne Warren

Gender : Female

Bill Irwin

Character Name : A. J. Muste

Original Name : Bill Irwin

Gender : Male

Jamar Williams

Character Name : Tyrone

Original Name : Jamar Williams

Gender : Male

Hope Clarke

Character Name : Lucille Randolph

Original Name : Hope Clarke

Gender : Female

Zuri Starks

Character Name : Girl One

Original Name : Zuri Starks

Gender : Female

Delmiko Blair

Character Name : Man One

Original Name : Delmiko Blair

Gender : Male

Rashad Edwards

Character Name : Medgar Evers

Original Name : Rashad Edwards

Gender : Male

Gab Cody

Character Name : Female Staffer

Original Name : Gab Cody

Gender : Male

Dan Sauer

Character Name : Male Staffer Jim

Original Name : Dan Sauer

Gender : Male

Johanna McGinley

Character Name : TN Mother

Original Name : Johanna McGinley

Gender : Female

Jeff Hochendoner

Character Name : TN Officer

Original Name : Jeff Hochendoner

Gender : Male

Phoenix Southwood

Character Name : Dexter

Original Name : Phoenix Southwood

Gender : Male

Isabela Spurlock

Character Name : Yolanda

Original Name : Isabela Spurlock

Gender : Male

Amir Carr

Character Name : Martin III

Original Name : Amir Carr

Gender : Male

Jeffrey Jordan

Character Name : Courtney

Original Name : Jeffrey Jordan

Gender : Male

Melissa Rakiro

Character Name : Yvette

Original Name : Melissa Rakiro

Gender : Male

Cotter Smith

Character Name : Chief Wells

Original Name : Cotter Smith

Gender : Male

Ivan Moore

Character Name : Bill Johnson

Original Name : Ivan Moore

Gender : Male

Jimmy Bopp

Character Name : Engineer One

Original Name : Jimmy Bopp

Gender : Male

Michael Alban

Character Name : March Journalist

Original Name : Michael Alban

Gender : Male

Dan De Luca

Character Name : March Journalist

Original Name : Dan De Luca

Gender : Male

John Judy

Character Name : March Journalist

Original Name : John Judy

Gender : Male

Robert S. Gregory

Character Name : Union Guy

Original Name : Robert S. Gregory

Gender : Male

Scott Deal

Character Name : TN Bus Driver

Original Name : Scott Deal

Gender : Male

Drayton Walker

Character Name : Little Stevie Wonder

Original Name : Drayton Walker

Gender : Male

Chris Blount

Character Name : Charles

Original Name : Chris Blount

Gender : Male

Ashton Rogers

Character Name : Pasadena Boy #1

Original Name : Ashton Rogers

Gender : Male

George Kelly

Character Name : Pasadena Boy #2

Original Name : George Kelly

Gender : Male

Rob Pfleghardt

Character Name : Joachim Prinz

Original Name : Rob Pfleghardt

Gender : Male

Christopher Anglim

Character Name : Rev. Eugene Carson Blake

Original Name : Christopher Anglim

Gender : Male

Devin Doolan

Character Name : Walter Reuther

Original Name : Devin Doolan

Gender : Male

Marlon Bradley Ray

Character Name : Floyd McKissick

Original Name : Marlon Bradley Ray

Gender : Male

Gemma Davimes

Character Name : Team Member

Original Name : Gemma Davimes

Gender : Male

Alexis Evangelista

Character Name : Team Member

Original Name : Alexis Evangelista

Gender : Male

Alexis Hester

Character Name : Team Member

Original Name : Alexis Hester

Gender : Male

Mario Latronica-Gerlach

Character Name : Team Member

Original Name : Mario Latronica-Gerlach

Gender : Male

Marissa Lily

Character Name : Team Member

Original Name : Marissa Lily

Gender : Male

Mia Sterbini

Character Name : Team Member

Original Name : Mia Sterbini

Gender : Male

Valena Zitello

Character Name : Team Member

Original Name : Valena Zitello

Gender : Female

Chelsie Grant

Character Name : Team Member

Original Name : Chelsie Grant

Gender : Male

Janet K. Lawrence

Character Name : Team Member

Original Name : Janet K. Lawrence

Gender : Male

Corvynne Mikell

Character Name : Team Member

Original Name : Corvynne Mikell

Gender : Male

Jana Glover

Character Name : Team Member

Original Name : Jana Glover

Gender : Male

Alexis Holt

Character Name : Petite Black Girl

Original Name : Alexis Holt

Gender : Female

Emily H. Gilson

Character Name : Little Rock White Girl

Original Name : Emily H. Gilson

Gender : Male

Jackie Diehl

Character Name : Little Rock White Girl

Original Name : Jackie Diehl

Gender : Male

Kyra Radomsky

Character Name : Little Rock White Girl

Original Name : Kyra Radomsky

Gender : Female

Cadence Reese

Character Name : Little Black Girl

Original Name : Cadence Reese

Gender : Male

Chanel Minnifield

Character Name : Lunch Counter Activist

Original Name : Chanel Minnifield

Gender : Male

Zoë Bowen Smith

Character Name : Lunch Counter Activist

Original Name : Zoë Bowen Smith

Gender : Female

Hunter Ringsmith

Character Name : Lunch Counter Activist

Original Name : Hunter Ringsmith

Gender : Male

Alexander Ramirez

Character Name : Hooligan

Original Name : Alexander Ramirez

Gender : Male

Declan Thomas Desmond

Character Name : Hooligan

Original Name : Declan Thomas Desmond

Gender : Male

Taylor Isaac Gray

Character Name : Hooligan

Original Name : Taylor Isaac Gray

Gender : Male

Collin Antrim Miller

Character Name : Hooligan

Original Name : Collin Antrim Miller

Gender : Male

Jordan Aaron Hall

Character Name : Teen Boy Singing

Original Name : Jordan Aaron Hall

Gender : Male

Cal Mitchell

Character Name : Teen Boy Singing

Original Name : Cal Mitchell

Gender : Male

Kedrick Faulk

Character Name : Teen Boy Singing

Original Name : Kedrick Faulk

Gender : Male

Kobe Brown

Character Name : Teen Boy Singing

Original Name : Kobe Brown

Gender : Male

Eli Derby

Character Name : Teen Boy Singing

Original Name : Eli Derby

Gender : Male

Jordan McNeal

Character Name : Teen Boy Singing

Original Name : Jordan McNeal

Gender : Male

Deryck Tynes

Character Name : Gospel Pianist

Original Name : Deryck Tynes

Gender : Male

Sam McCrea

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam McCrea

Gender : Male

Wain Jenkins

Character Name : Harlem Pedestrian (uncredited)

Original Name : Wain Jenkins

Gender : Male

Ivy Lightsey

Character Name : Mean Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Ivy Lightsey

Gender : Female

Reviews

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Brent Marchant

@Brent_Marchant

2023-11-19

Unsung heroes often don’t get their day. Fortunately, however, for civil rights activist Bayard Rustin (Colman Domingo), principal organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, he’s finally getting his due in this new biopic about the many challenges he faced in bringing this event into being. The flamboyant, outspoken, Black gay organizer faced much opposition to his proposal, including, surprisingly enough, from an African-American community that was apprehensive about the message his appointment and presence would send to a still-reluctant public in its support for equal rights measures, including such noteworthy figures as NAACP leader Roy Wilkins (Chris Rock) and Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (Jeffrey Wright). Things were even tense at times between Rustin and his longtime friend, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Aml Ameen), for whom Rustin once served as his chief aide and advisor. Then there was Rustin’s sexual orientation, a matter he didn’t exactly hide, especially in his less-than-discreet relationship with married preacher Elias Taylor (Johnny Ramey), something other activists feared could undo all the progress they had made up to that time. But, as a determined champion, Rustin forged ahead, despite these hardships, culminating in the largest peaceful protest ever staged in the nation’s capital. To the film’s credit, director George C. Wolfe has compiled an informative period piece biography, even if the approach is somewhat conventional and, admittedly, gets off to a rather rocky start in the first half hour. However, that’s made up for by a strong second half and the picture’s powerhouse cast, including Domingo (a strong Oscar nominee contender), Wright and Ameen, as well as Glynn Turman and CCH Pounder in fine supporting performances. While this offering may not be everything it could have been, “Rustin” nevertheless reminds us of what so many people fought so hard to achieve – and why it’s so important that we strive to protect those accomplishments against backsliding and those who might seek to undermine the fulfillment of those much-cherished attainments.

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-11-23

Colman Domingo is pretty good as the eponymous, gay, civil rights organiser who not only had the problems of his colour, but of his fairly open sexuality to deal with as he tries to organise a massive march to the American Capitol. The goal of the march is to keep the pressure on the Kennedy administration's promises to end segregation - but there are plenty from within his own camp who would happily do without Bayard Rustin. I knew nothing about this man, and Domingo's energetic and charismatic performance goes some way to demonstrating just how hard he worked to fight internal squabbles - largely with Chris Rock's Roy Wilkins and Jeffrey Wright's Congressman Powell - as well as raise cash, galvanise the teams securing everything from tables to buses, and deal with the Washington authorities who were never exactly co-operative. It's a personal story which doesn't shy away from his relationships with Gus Halper's Tom and latterly with a man who has rather more to be discreet about. Occasionally violent but not graphic, it's clear this was a man who was passionate about many things, even when being homosexual was almost as toxic for him as his colour! The conclusion is the stuff of American history, so we always know what happens - it's the journey of a man determined through sheer force of personality to achieve his aims that's the focus here, and I think it works rather well.