Cinema: "By Any Means", a thriller at the heart of the civil rights struggle

The historical thriller _By Any Means_ is set in 1960s America during the civil rights struggle. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II plays Wayne Stryder, an FBI agent who returns to Mississippi to investigate the murder of civil rights activist Vernon Dahmer. He teams up with Greg Scarpa, a hitman portrayed by Mark Wahlberg, and their unlikely partnership fosters mutual respect despite their radically different backgrounds.