Blood Done Sign My Name
No one changes the world alone.
No one changes the world alone.
Crime, Drama
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2010
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A drama based on the true story in which a black Vietnam-era veteran is allegedly murdered by a local white businessman who is later exonerated. The plot focuses on the role of a local high school teacher and the civil unrest that followed the acquittal.
Cast:
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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
128 min
Release date:
1 Feb 2010
Country:
US
Budget:
$10,000,000
Revenue:
$82,739
Awards:
1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
You can't deny the inspirational qualities of the story or Parker's screen presence, any more than you could accuse the film of subtlety or of masking its conspicuous pro-Christian agenda.
– David Fear,
Time Out New York,
24 Feb 2010
fresh:
Though it can't quite transcend its filmmaker's earnest intentions, this solemn history lesson offers several powerful moments.
– Elizabeth Weitzman,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb 2010
fresh:
Along the way there are many fine, precisely observed moments showing what race relations were like in this little tobacco town at the turn of the decade.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
19 Feb 2010
fresh:
What the film lacks in psychological nuance it makes up for in unassuming, intimate social observation.
– A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
19 Feb 2010
fresh:
The story is well-told and well worth telling.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
19 Feb 2010