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Daughters of the Dust (1991)

112 min  -  Drama | Romance  -   27 December 1991 (USA)
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Languid look at the Gullah culture of the sea islands off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia where... See full summary »

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Julie Dash

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Julie Dash
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cora Lee Day Cora Lee Day ...
Nana Peazant
Alva Rogers Alva Rogers ...
Eula Peazant
Barbarao Barbarao ...
Yellow Mary
Trula Hoosier Trula Hoosier ...
Trula
Umar Abdurrahamn Umar Abdurrahamn ...
Bilal Muhammad
Adisa Anderson Adisa Anderson ...
Eli Peazant
Kaycee Moore ...
Haagar Peazant
Bahni Turpin ...
Iona Peazant
Cheryl Lynn Bruce ...
Viola Peazant
Tommy Redmond Hicks ...
Mr. Snead
Tony King Tony King ...
Newlywed Man (as Malik Farrakhan)
Cornell Royal Cornell Royal ...
Daddy Mack Peazant
Vertamae Grosvenor Vertamae Grosvenor ...
Hair Braider
Sherry Jackson Sherry Jackson ...
Older Cousin
Reverend Ervin Green Reverend Ervin Green ...
Baptist Minister
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Storyline

Languid look at the Gullah culture of the sea islands off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia where African folk-ways were maintained well into the 20th Century and was one of the last bastion of these mores in America. Set in 1902. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Gullah Culture | Sea Island | Island | Pregnancy | Dialect  | See more »

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Drama | Romance

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USA | UK

Language:

English

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Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$4,624 (USA) (5 January 1992) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$1,642,436 (USA)
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Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Quotes

[first lines]
Nana Peazant: I am the first and the last. I am the honored one and the scorned one. I am the whore and the holy one. I am the wife and the virgin. I am the barren one and many are my daughters. I am the silence that you can not understand. I am the utterance of my name.
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