THE RAPE OF RECY TAYLOR
DOCUMENTARY | ENGLISH | 91 MIN
THE RAPE OF RECY TAYLOR is a documentary about a 24-year old black mother and sharecropper who was gang raped by six white men in 1944 Alabama. She spoke up at the time and identified her rapists. The NAACP sent Rosa Parks, their chief investigator (and civil rights activist) to look into the case. Her representation and the community's rallied support triggered an unprecedented outcry for justice. She spoke up long before the #MeToo movement.
DIRECTOR Nancy Buirski
FEATURING Recy Taylor, Cynthia Erivo, Robert Corbitt
UK release supported by the BFI Audience Fund
“her proud voice grabs you and won't let go”
★★★★
— EVENING STANDARD
“quietly devastating doCumentary about a harrowing crime”
★★★★
— THE INDEPENDENT
“one of the year's most vital documentaries”
★★★★
— THE GUARDIAN
“outrage drives this documentary... a blistering howl of protest”
★★★★
— TIME OUT
FESTIVALS + AWARDS
74th Venice Film Festival
Winner: Human Rights Nights Special Prize
NAACP Image Awards
Nominee: Best Documentary