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\"To actively be part of the change our country is so desperately seeking, we encourage you to learn more about our past and the countless injustices that have led us to where we are today,\" the statement continued. \"Thank you to the artists, storytellers and advocates who helped make this film happen. Watch with your family, friends and allies...\"

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PHOTO: Jamie Foxx in a scene from "Just Mercy."
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In the film, Michael B. Jordan stars as Stevenson, the real-life civil rights activist and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal center for inmates who didn't receive proper legal representation.

In December 2019, Jordan told ABC Audio that the film takes a closer look at the justice system and what people of color really go through.

\"I think the pure statistics of mass incarceration, the amount of black and brown people, people of color that are targeted and incarcerated are just mind blowing,\" he said, adding that he hoped the film would \"allow people to get closer to... these issues. ...And start making a difference in demanding some answers from these broken systems.\"

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