“Amazon presents Silver Greenback Street – Official Film Trailer #1 [HD]“

Synopsis: In the course of the early 1900s, the Reels household completed a exceptional feat, establishing the only real seashore within the county that welcomed Black households and internet hosting full of life occasions in a close-by dance corridor.

Nonetheless, one fateful day, Mamie, alongside her brothers Melvin and Licurtis, made a startling discovery—an inconvenient fact that shattered their world.

Legally, their cherished land belonged to an unscrupulous developer.

The roots of this possession quandary took maintain within the Nineteen Seventies, when Mitchell—Mamie, Melvin, and Licurtis’ grandfather—handed away with out a will.

Mitchell’s final want was for his youngsters to safeguard the land throughout the confines of their household.

Thus, the farm grew to become ensnared within the intricate net of “heirs’ property”, a time period used to explain land handed down with out a will, the place every little one inherits an curiosity, akin to holding shares in an organization.

Sadly, the perceived energy of “heirs’ property” belied a harsh actuality—the Reels household’s possession grew to become tenuous.

House owners of such ancestral holdings face an array of authorized perils, starting from compelled gross sales to onerous tax burdens.

Within the late Nineteen Seventies, Melvin and Licurtis’ estranged uncle exploited the complexities of heirs’ property legal guidelines, clandestinely promoting the land to a white actual property developer with out the household’s consent.

Decided to reclaim what was rightfully theirs, Melvin and Licurtis staunchly refused to relinquish the property.

Their unwavering stance led to their wrongful conviction for civil contempt in 2011, ensuing within the harshest sentence ever issued for such an offense in North Carolina—eight lengthy years behind bars.

Lastly launched in 2019, Mamie, Melvin, and Licurtis proceed their arduous battle to reclaim the land that was unjustly ripped from their ancestral embrace.

Starring: The Reels Household
Written By: Raoul Peck
Produced By: Raoul Peck, Blair Foster, Rémi Grellety, Hebert Peck
Directed By: Raoul Peck

Launch Date: October 13, 2023 [Limited Theatrical Release] | October 20, 2023 [Amazon Prime Video]
Copyright: © 2023 JuVee Productions/ProPublica/Velvet Movie/Amazon MGM Studios/Amazon Prime Video