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Rustin 2023
Rustin is a 2023 American biographical drama film using music by Branford Marsalis. The film was directed by George C. Wolfe and features a screenplay written by Julian Breece and Dustin Lance Black, with a story also credited to Breece. It portrays the life of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin, who played a key role in organizing the 1963 March on Washington alongside Martin Luther King Jr. The film was produced by Higher Ground, the production company of Barack and Michelle Obama. Colman Domingo stars as Rustin, with supporting roles by Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Aml Ameen, Gus Halper, CCH Pounder, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Johnny Ramey, Michael Potts, Jeffrey Wright, and Audra McDonald. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2023, followed by a showing at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13. It had a limited theatrical release on November 3 before its Netflix debut on November 17. The movie received positive reviews, with Domingo earning multiple award nominations including for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and SAG Award for Best Actor. The film’s running time is 106 minutes and it was made in the United States in English.
Cast
- Aml AmeenMartin Luther King Jr.
- Glynn Turman[[A
- Chris RockRoy Wilkins
- Gus HalperTom Kahn
- Johnny RameyElias Taylor
- CCH PounderDr. Anna Hedgeman
- Michael PottsCleve Robinson
- Audra McDonaldElla Baker
- Jeffrey WrightAdam Clayton Powell Jr.
- Lilli KayRachelle
- Jordan-Amanda HallCharlene
- Jakeem PowellNorm Hill
- Ayana WorkmanEleanor Holmes
- Grantham ColemanBlyden
- Jamilah RosemondDorie Ladner
- Jules LatimerJoyce Ladner
- Maxwell Whittington-CooperJohn Lewis
- Frank HartsJim Farmer
- Kevin MamboWhitney Young
- Carra PattersonCoretta Scott King
- Da'Vine Joy RandolphMahalia Jackson
- Adrienne WarrenClaudia Taylor
- Bill Irwin[[A
- Jamar WilliamsTyrone
- Hope ClarkeLucille Randolph
- Rashad Demond EdwardsMedgar Evers
- Cotter SmithChief Wells
- Drayton WalkerLittle Stevie Wonder
- Robert M. PflegardtJoachim Prinz
- Christopher AnglimEugene Carson Blake
- Devin DoolanWalter Reuther
- Marlon Bradley RayFloyd McKissick
- Jordan Aaron Hallteen boy singing
Crew
- Director
- George C. Wolfe
- Screenplay
- Julian Breece, Dustin Lance Black
- Story
- Julian Breece
- Producer
- Bruce Cohen, Tonia Davis, George C. Wolfe
- Cinematography
- Tobias A. Schliessler
- Editing
- Andrew Mondshein
- Music
- Branford Marsalis
Details
- Production
- Bold Choices, Higher Ground Productions
- Distributor
- Netflix
