4 Little Girls (1997)

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Running Time: 105 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1997

Rating: PG Certificate

The place - Birmingham, Alabama. The time - 1963. A single explosion rocked a community and awakened a sleeping nation.

This film recounts the people and events leading up to the one of the most despicable hate-related crimes during the height of the civil-rights movement.

The racist-driven bombing of the 16th Street Church in Birmingham, Alabama shocked the nation. In that attack, four little African-American girls lost their lives and a nation was simultaneously revolted, angered and galvanized to push the fight for equality and justice on.

Spike Lee delivers one of his finest moments with this moving documentary that details both the events leading up to - and the aftermath - of the bombing that took place in a church in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963.

This horrific attack left four young black girls dead. Denise McNair was just 11, Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley, all 14.

Rather than using flashy techniques, Lee simply interviews the families and friends of the said victims, and by allowing the community to tell its own story he produces a far more powerful picture than any drama could have hoped to achieve.

Main Cast

Maxine McNair
Chris McNair
Helen Pegues
Harold McNair

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