When does Selma come out in Spain?

Selma opens in Spanish theaters on March 6, 2015.

How much did Selma gross?

Selma grossed $66.8M worldwide on a budget of $20.0M.

Where was Selma filmed?

Selma was filmed in Atlanta, Alabama, Georgia.

Selma

Name: Selma
Director: Ava DuVernay
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2014-12-25
Duration: 2 h 3 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson, Giovanni Ribisi, Tim Roth

2014

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7.4/10

Release Date

25/12/2014

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

99%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

75%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

79%

One dream can change the world.

In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., leading the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), receives the Nobel Peace Prize. However, the struggle is not over. In the states of the American South, Black citizens' right to vote is being undermined, and King sets out to launch a campaign to ensure that everyone has the same voting rights. Ava DuVernay directs this story, and David Oyelowo brings King to life. The story follows the leader on this campaign and the obstacles he faces along the way.

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Facts about Selma

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Spain releaseMarch 6, 2015

Worldwide premiereNovember 11, 2014

Runtime2 h 3 min

Original languageEnglish

CountriesUnited Kingdom, United States

Production companiesPlan B Entertainment, Cloud Eight Films, Ingenious Media

Budget$20.0M

Worldwide box office$66.8M

Return on investmentx3.3 Box office hit

Based onTrue story

Trailer views11K

More ratings

3.8/5Letterboxd75/100Trakt7.3/10Metacritic (público)4.0/4Roger Ebert

Awards for Selma

0total awards

1total nominations

Oscars 1 nom.

Nominations

2015Academy Award for Best Picture

Selma Cast

David OyelowoDr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Carmen EjogoCoretta Scott King

Tom WilkinsonPresident Lyndon B. Johnson

Giovanni RibisiLee White

Tim RothGov. George Wallace

André HollandAndrew Young

Colman DomingoRalph Abernathy

CommonJames Bevel

Stephan JamesJohn Lewis

Omar J. DorseyJames Orange

LaKeith StanfieldJimmie Lee Jackson

Oprah WinfreyAnnie Lee Cooper

Tessa ThompsonDiane Nash

Cuba Gooding Jr.Fred Gray

Ruben Santiago-HudsonBayard Rustin

Kent FaulconSullivan Jackson

Lorraine ToussaintAmelia Boynton

Alessandro NivolaJohn Doar

David DwyerChief Wilson Baker

E. Roger MitchellFrederick Reese

Dylan BakerJ. Edgar Hoover

LedisiMahalia Jackson

Niecy Nash-BettsRichie Jean Jackson

Corey ReynoldsRev. C.T. Vivian

Wendell PierceRev. Hosea Williams

Charity JordanViola Lee Jackson

Nigel ThatchMalcolm X

Trai ByersJames Forman

Stan HoustonSheriff Jim Clark

Jeremy StrongJames Reeb

Tara OchsViola Liuzzo

Stephen RootCol. Al Lingo

Greg ManessAide

Haviland StillwellPresident's Secretary

Charles BlackElder Marcher

Jody ThompsonWhite Marcher

Henry G. SandersCager Lee

Montrel MillerYoung Marcher

Jim FranceGunnar Jahn

Michael PapajohnMajor Cloud

John LavelleRoy Reed

Stormy MerriwetherJackson's Daughter

Martin SheenFrank Minis Johnson (uncredited)

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Cast of Selma by the numbers

42average cast age in years

3years of age gap between the leads

23%women in the cast

33%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Stephan James, age 21 at release. The oldest: Tom Wilkinson, at 67.

Cast ages at release

David Oyelowo38 years old
Carmen Ejogo41 years old
Tom Wilkinson67 years old
Giovanni Ribisi40 years old
Tim Roth53 years old
André Holland35 years old
Colman Domingo45 years old
Common42 years old
Stephan James21 years old
Omar J. Dorsey39 years old

Cast heights

1.88 mCommon
1.86 mTom Wilkinson
1.70 mCarmen Ejogo
1.69 mOprah Winfrey
1.63 mTessa Thompson

Cast nationalities

United States 3United Kingdom 2

Crew

AddressAva DuVernay
WritingPaul Webb, Ava DuVernay
MusicJason Moran
PhotographyBradford Young
EditingSpencer Averick
Production designMark Friedberg
Costume designRuth E. Carter
CastingAisha Coley
Visual effectsDottie Starling
ProductionChristian Colson, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Oprah Winfrey

Trivia about Selma

Director Ava DuVernay estimated that she rewrote 90% of Paul Webb's original screenplay, and those changes included King's speeches.

The song "Glory," performed by Common and John Legend, won the Golden Globe and the Oscar for Best Original Song, and refers to the Ferguson protests of 2014.

Oyelowo was one of four lead roles played by British actors, alongside King's wife, President Johnson and Governor Wallace.

Andrew Young, an SCLC activist, said the relationship between Johnson and King was the only thing he would have questioned about the film, and that everything else was portrayed very well.

David Oyelowo finished shooting his last scene, the Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, and broke down in tears when it was over, while the crew and extras applauded him.

Congressman John Lewis historically advised Ava DuVernay and became moved to tears during a rehearsal of David Oyelowo in a scene set in the Rutledge Baptist Church.

The film was re-released in the United States on March 20, 2015 to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic march on Selma.

Lyndon B. Johnson's portrayal drew public criticism for depicting the president as an obstacle to nonviolent protests and to the voting rights legislation.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)