

SOMETIMES, THE LAST PLACE YOU EXPECTED TO BE IS THE ONE PLACE YOU'VE ALWAYS BELONGED...
A single mother plagued by alcohol and drug addictions is sent with her children from Chicago to her ancestral home in the Mississippi Delta, to live with her uncle and aunt for the summer.
Ratings
3.5
Cast

Alfre Woodard
Loretta Sinclair

Al Freeman Jr.
Earl Sinclair

Esther Rolle
Annie Sinclair

Mary Alice
Rosa Lynn Sinclair

Loretta Devine
Zenia

Wesley Snipes
Will Sinclair

Mpho Koaho
Thomas

Anne-Marie Johnson
Monica
Justin Lord
Dr. Rainey

Richard Yearwood
Marco

Sandra Caldwell
Volunteer
Colleen Williams
Tourist Woman

Richard Blackburn
Tourist Man

Philip Akin
Manager
Mary Fallick
Drug Addict

Sandi Ross
Pawnbroker
Barbara Barnes-Hopkins
Prim Woman

Marium Carvell
Prim Sister
Quancetia Hamilton
Gina

Kim Roberts
Isabelle
Michelyn Emelle
Dozing Woman

Johnie Chase
Grinning Man

Andrea Lewis
Cassandra

Nigel Shawn Williams
Carl
Bernard Browne
Diner #1

Alison Sealy-Smith
Diner #2

Eugene Clark
Citizen #1
Chris Benson
Citizen #2
Neville Edwards
Slave Man

Yanna McIntosh
Slave Woman
Troy Seivwright-Adams
Collin

Kevin Duhaney
Justin

Joel Gordon
Jesse 1865 (age 17)

Phillip Jarrett
Jesse 1890 (age 42)
Kulani Hassen
Tracy
DeFoy Glenn
Reverend Floyd
Jeff Jones
Man in Congregation
Carol Anderson
Jesse's Wife
Clinton Green
Soloist in Church
Crew
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Details
Release Date
1998-12-25
Runtime
112 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
Amen Ra Films
Chris/Rose Productions
Showtime Networks
Countries
United States of America
Genres
Drama