Emanuel

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Emanuel

2019

1h 20m

Documentary

Crime

Drama

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On June 17, 2015, a white supremacist walks into a bible study at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church and guns down nine African Americans.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Oct 18, 2019

"Emanuel" achieves a rich solemnity in honoring lives ripped away too soon and often quickly forgotten by a public all too often redirected by the news cycle toward another mass shooting.

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

Oct 11, 2019

3/4

A deeply religious film.

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Monica Castillo

TheWrap

Oct 11, 2019

It is a tribute to those who lost loved ones, but it's also a movie with a message, one that emphasizes some survivors and family members' willingness to forgive Roof just mere days after he walked into their church.

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Lexi Amoriello

Movie Recs by Lex

Jul 10, 2026

Emanuel provides a vital look at the current state of the country. The film tackles significant topics such as racism and gun violence without ever coming across as preachy or trying to push a political agenda.

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Hosea Rupprecht

Catholic News Service

Aug 12, 2021

While the movie does chronicle the happenings of that tragic day and the days that followed, it ultimately gives hope - hope that our world can be transformed, one act of love at a time, into a place of peace for everyone.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 7, 2020

3.5/4.0

An immersive experience.

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Jill

Jul 17, 2019

Amazing documentary of a horrible occurrence.

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Nicole S

Jul 11, 2019

To see all the news cast concerning this event in relationship to other racially charged event shows how strong, forgiving, loving Black America’s really are. I am upset that Emanuel did not get more days for the movie to be shown and more times. Most working individuals are not going to the movie on Monday’s. Although, Wednesday is a universal Bible study night even fewer theaters were showing the movie that night.

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Loana M

Jul 10, 2019

it touched my heart deeply.

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Jamila

Jul 6, 2019

Beautiful depiction and a history lesson that is necessary.

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Kimberly H

Jul 3, 2019

represented the church well

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Phyllis M

Jun 29, 2019

Emanuel was a difficult story told with simplistic faith, honesty and humanity. I had hoped to walk away moved and inspired by the faith of the survivors. The delivery of their stories was dry...perhaps soft background music would have given the stories more life. Perhaps seeing the news scenes near the beginning only would have made the stories more effective and heartwarming, throughout the film.

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Brian Tetsuro Ivie

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Brian Tetsuro Ivie

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Viola Davis

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Dimas Salaberrios

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John Shepherd

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Mike Wildt

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Synopsis

On June 17, 2015, a white supremacist walks into a bible study at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church and guns down nine African Americans.

Director: Brian Tetsuro Ivie
Producer: Viola Davis, Dimas Salaberrios, John Shepherd, Mike Wildt
Screenwriter: Brian Tetsuro Ivie
Production Co: Fiction Pictures, JuVee Productions, Arbella Studios, Unanimous Media
Genre: Documentary, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 17, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 15, 2019
Runtime: 1h 20m

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