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7.8/10   50 votes
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Director:
Stan Lathan
Writers:
James Baldwin (novel)
Gus Edwards (writer)
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Release Date:
14 January 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Family more
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User Comments:
Deeply moving, excellent story more (1 total)

Cast

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Paul Winfield ... Gabriel
James Bond III ... John
Olivia Cole ... Elizabeth
Roderick Wimberly ... Roy
Rosalind Cash ... Aunt Florence
Rose Weaver ... Mother Washington
Desiree Coleman ... Ella Mae
Giancarlo Esposito ... Elisha
Linda Hopkins ... Sister McCandless
Douglas Turner Ward ... Rev. James
Ruby Dee ... Mrs. Grimes

Ving Rhames ... Young Gabriel
Joy A. Aaron ... Young Florence

CCH Pounder ... Deborah

Alfre Woodard ... Esther
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Runtime:
96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
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Trivia:
Ving Rhames TV debut. more
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Features Of Human Bondage (1934) more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Deeply moving, excellent story, 4 June 2006
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Author: cynthiano from United States

Wow! When I watched this movie, it brought back memories of my childhood in the "sanctified" church, both good and ugly. It is a heart-wrenching film about life, family, and the consequences of unacceptedness, and unforgiveness. The casting couldn't be beat, even if the movie was filmed today. Olivia Cole's sweet, sympathetic, painfully realistic performance should have earned her another Emmy. Ving Rhames, Giancarlo Esposito, and the then young actor I'm not familiar with - James Bond III - all also gave Emmy-worthy performances. Then, of course, the incomparable, late, great Paul Winfield, and legendary Rosalind Cash personified their characters so well, sometimes I almost forgot I was watching a movie! Those who are completely unfamiliar with the black Holiness church in the early 1900's may be somewhat shocked and confused with the final church scene, but if you are at all familiar with the concept of being "filled with the Holy Spirit" in the majority of today's Pentecostal or Full Gospel churches, you will have a better appreciation of it. This movie is indeed a hidden powerhouse more people should have the opportunity to see. Especially if you enjoy movies with a church/family culture theme such as "The Apostle," "The Gospel," "The Color Purple," or any of the Tyler Perry Madea movies.

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