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Agreed - I literally (ugly cried) sobbed throughout Korey's episode. Amazing acting; brutal 'story'. I was so enraged.
Thank you, and so true. It shows the true strength of their characters that they have gone on to do good things both for themselves and in their communities rather than just take the money and hide (which they would have been fully entitled to do).Sorry for the loss of your Dad
There’s no good in this story besides the work they are doing now. Like the saying goes time is the only thing you can never get back.
Yes Korey, from what I’ve read, seems the most active of all despite (or perhaps because of ) being the victim of the most injustice. He’s got the charity for those in similar situations , which I’m sure is mentioned on the Oprah piece , I’ve not yet watched that. Also I read an article that said one of the actors who played him met him before they started filming and was quite nervous about taking on the role and responsibility. He said Korey put him at ease right away, was really warm and smiling and that he put his chain around his neck and said “now you’re Korey Wise.” I thought that was a really nice snapshot.Thank you, and so true. It shows the true strength of their characters that they have gone on to do good things both for themselves and in their communities rather than just take the money and hide (which they would have been fully entitled to do).
Yes I saw the Oprah special and Antron is really broken you can easily feel that, fortunately Raymond lives apparently near him and they see each other frequently, so that’s good.I really feel like every person should watch this. It’s meant to make you feel uncomfortable. It’s been such a tool for starting conversations on white privilege, institutional racism, the “justice” system, life after being incarcerated amongst many other topics.
The Oprah special (also on Netflix) is also worth a watch if you haven’t already, it had all the actors and the Exonerated 5. Antron is just broken (they all are in some way but some have moved forward more than others). Korey is just (as yusef puts it so perfectly) “a walking miracle”.
All the actors were brilliant at portraying such a harrowing story but Jharrel Jerome was stunning as Korey. He has a great acting future ahead of him.
Being mixed race and having mixed race children myself I just think we all need to be doing our bit to change the world. I will be watching this with my children as soon as they are old enough.
I didn't, I was trying to find it on Youtube but it didn't seem to be on there. Now I know it's on Netflix I'll make sure to watch it. My own dad passed away from lung cancer a few years ago and was in a similar state to his Dad towards the end. Personally I couldn't see my father in that state and not break and I found it hard to watch that bit and see him blank his Dad, but I totally get why he couldn't forgive him. It's just such a sad story all round. I guess the only saving grace (not that you could call it that, but I can't think of a better term) is that the parents all lived to see their kids get freedom. And thank God they got a decent sum of money to help them get on in life, watching them get turned away from jobs time after time must have been so frustrating for them.Did you watch the Oprah special also on Netflix? It’s heartbreaking. Antron is just broken, never forgave his Dad and his mother only died earlier this year before the series launched on Netflix I think.
I didn't, I was trying to find it on Youtube but it didn't seem to be on there. Now I know it's on Netflix I'll make sure to watch it. My own dad passed away from lung cancer a few years ago and was in a similar state to his Dad towards the end. Personally I couldn't see my father in that state and not break and I found it hard to watch that bit and see him blank his Dad, but I totally get why he couldn't forgive him. It's just such a sad story all round. I guess the only saving grace (not that you could call it that, but I can't think of a better term) is that the parents all lived to see their kids get freedom. And thank God they got a decent sum of money to help them get on in life, watching them get turned away from jobs time after time must have been so frustrating for them.
Yes I hope so but just playing korey wise people won’t forget his performance.He put on quite a performance that actor. He'll go on to big things I'm sure