A Time for Burning
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A Time for Burning

1967Movie58 min

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78
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.6Rotten Tomatoes–100%
78
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.6Rotten Tomatoes–100%

Summary

Explores the attempts of the minister of the Augustana Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska, to persuade his all-white congregation to reach out to "negro" Lutherans in the city's north side.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Teens
  • Drop-in friendly

Skip it if

  • You want fast pacing

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  • Feels like real life.
  • Holds up a mirror.
  • Pays off your patience.
  • Breaks your heart.
  • Weighs on you.

Not for laughs, scares or warmth.

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Tropes

Punch-Clock Villainin 1,211 titlesThe main message of the film is that racism is not the exclusive property of mouthbreathing Southern hillbillies who wear white hoods and blow up churches.Conversation Cutin 222 titlesAn anxious but hopeful Rev.All 12 tropes

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