We present our interviews from the TIFF premiere of Destin Daniel Cretton’s Just Mercy starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson. The film also stars Rafe Spall, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Tim Blake Nelson, Rob Morgan, Rhoda Griffis and Darrell Britt-Gibson.

The stars talked about what the work of Bryan Stevenson means to them, and how they wanted to bring his story to the screen honestly and with respect for the real life people involved.

Here are the interviews.

 

Synopsis:

Just Mercy shadows world-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson as he recounts his experiences and details the case of a condemned death row prisoner whom he fought to free.