Bozeman Magazine

From acclaimed writer/director Jeff Nichols (Mud, Take Shelter), Loving is a remarkably subtle, yet deeply affecting drama that celebrates the real-life courage and commitment of an interracial couple, Richard and Mildred Loving (beautifully portrayed by Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga), who married in 1959 and then spent the next nine years fighting for the right to live as a family in their Virginia hometown. Their civil rights case, Loving v. Virginia, went all the way to the Supreme Court, which in 1967 reaffirmed the very foundation of the right to marry — and their love story has become an inspiration to couples ever since. Called “A quietly radical film” by Washington Post film critic Anne Hornaday, Loving is historically faithful to the landmark U.S. legal battle, as well as a sensitive portrait on daring to love without fear or compromise. Rated PG-13, the film runs 123 minutes. Closed caption / descriptive narration is available.