Rosa Lynn sends her druggie daughter Loretta and her children Thomas and Tracy away from the big city to live with their uncle Earl in the ancestral home in rural Mississippi. Earl puts ... See full summary »
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Rosa Lynn sends her druggie daughter Loretta and her children Thomas and Tracy away from the big city to live with their uncle Earl in the ancestral home in rural Mississippi. Earl puts Loretta to work in his restaurant, Just Chicken, while also telling them about the generations of their family, the Sinclairs, dating back to their time in slavery before the the Civil War. Written by
Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
Many people board the bus at the depot, but while traveling cross country the bus is clearly empty (apart from the driver). See more »
Quotes
Will Sinclair:
I don't know how she's going to recognize me. She thinks somebody else is her own dead mother.
Earl Sinclair:
Oh, yeah? Maybe somethin' come back if she more of ya.
Will Sinclair:
Dad, how many times we got to talk about this? I'm not moving back to Mississippi.
Earl Sinclair:
But your roots are here.
Will Sinclair:
You taught me that my roots are here.
Will Sinclair:
[pause, looks at the checkerboard]
Whose move is it? You always do this. Why do you always start talking and then you...
Earl Sinclair:
Your move.
[chuckles]
Earl Sinclair:
Your move!
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"Don't Flaunt It"
Written by Eric McAlister and Chase Clark
Performed by The One & Only
Published by Irving Music Inc./Stunk Funk Music (BMI)/Almo Music Corp. and Chase My Music (ASCAP) See more »
"Down in the Delta" is a sanitized, journeyman film about a black Chicago mother of two who is sent to visit family in the Mississippi delta region with the hope that family ties, values, and environment can help her rehabilitate herself. Although an obvious "feel good" fabrication, "Down..." has a sufficient depth and charm to make it a thoroughly enjoyable watch with some good lessons for all.
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"Down in the Delta" is a sanitized, journeyman film about a black Chicago mother of two who is sent to visit family in the Mississippi delta region with the hope that family ties, values, and environment can help her rehabilitate herself. Although an obvious "feel good" fabrication, "Down..." has a sufficient depth and charm to make it a thoroughly enjoyable watch with some good lessons for all.