Since it debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January, “Mudbound” has been steadily earning buzz as Netflix’s first serious Oscar contender. Now, the racial drama is getting a brand new full-length trailer ahead of its release next month.
The post-WWII drama by director Dee Rees features an ensemble cast the includes Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Jason Mitchell, Garrett Hedlund, Rob Morgan and a show-stopping performance from a nearly-unrecognizable Mary J. Blige. Two families are pitted against one another as simmering racial tensions come to a head when two war veterans – one black, the other white – return to their rural town in the American south, trading war on the European frontlines for one at home.
If the awards campaign for “Mudbound” is successful, Rees could become the first black woman nominated for an Oscar for Best Director. The film, which also played at TIFF in September, comes to Netflix and select theatres on Friday, Nov. 17.
