The Best of Enemies

The film tells the gripping story of Ann Atwater, an unwavering civil rights advocate, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader, who find themselves in an unprecedented partnership during the summer of 1971 in Durham, North Carolina. With tensions running high amidst the fight for desegregation in their schools, Atwater and Ellis are reluctantly tasked with co-chairing a community summit that would test their deeply ingrained beliefs and challenge them to see the other's perspective. Through their unlikely collaboration, they experience life-altering events that leave an indelible mark on both Durham and themselves, demonstrating the transformative power of empathy and understanding in a divided society.