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An unwelcome homecoming.Plot:
The party to celebrate Tunde Ibirinde's graduation is the backdrop for a far more momentous occasion: the return of estranged father Dipo, after over a decade of absence. Each family member must face their feelings before they face Dipo. | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
On the 1st of August, a graduation party brings more than anyone expected. more (3 total)Cast
(Credited cast) | Ian Alsup | ... | Tunde |
| Dennis Rubin Green | ... | Dipo (as D. Rubin Green) |
 | Kerisse Hutchinson | ... | Simisola |
| Joy Merriweather | ... | Rhonda |
| Sean Phillips | ... | Ade |
 | Gloria Sauve | ... | Grandma |
 | Monique Gramby | ... | Janine |
| Robert McKay | ... | Alex |
| A. Toni Sterrett | ... | Elsa |
 | Geronimo Frias | ... | Boris |
| Yaritza Pizarro | ... | Louisa |
| Acantha Lang | ... | Vicky |
| Joshua Percy | ... | Lex |
| Robert Aviles | ... | Jesus |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Nicky Arezu Akmal | ... | Party Guest |
| Christian Angelo | ... | Party Guest |
| Michael Arisohn | ... | Party Guest |
| Hamsheb B. Banton | ... | Party Guest |
| Adalena Baxter | ... | Party Guest |
| Sara Booth | ... | Party Guest |
| Sara Both | ... | Party Guest |
| Kimberly Capers | ... | Party Guest |
| Leslie A. Carter | ... | Party Guest |
| Eric Casanova | ... | Mark |
| John Cejnowski | ... | Party Guest |
| Kira M. Cejnowski | ... | Party Guest |
| Lisa Cejnowski | ... | Party Guest |
| Casandra Charles | ... | Party Guest |
| Myles Davis | ... | Party Guest |
| Stephen Davis | ... | Party Guest |
| Terry Frederick | ... | Party Guest |
| Heather Fritz | ... | Party Guest |
| Jose Gihells | ... | Party Guest |
| Simon Gomez | ... | Party Guest |
| Timothy Grant | ... | Party Guest |
| Margarita Gumbs | ... | Party Guest |
| Miltina Hayes | ... | Party Guest |
| Hattie Heyward | ... | Party Guest |
| Rasham A. Hill | ... | Party Guest |
| Chandra Ishmael | ... | Party Guest |
| Matthew Ishmael | ... | Party Guest |
| Nicholas Ishmael | ... | Party Guest |
| Rennie Ishmael | ... | Party Guest |
| Jessica Jackson | ... | Party Guest |
| Maarquita C. Johnson | ... | Party Guest |
| Kimberly Jones | ... | Party Guest |
| Shaya Jones | ... | Party Guest |
| Shayna Kessler | ... | Party Guest |
| Taewoo Lim | ... | Party Guest |
| Sandra Marzocchi | ... | Party Guest |
| C. McKay | ... | Party Guest |
| Marlene Michille | ... | Party Guest |
| Laura del Aguila Murphy | ... | Party Guest |
| Dr. Gail Olabisi | ... | Peggy |
| Ronke Olabisi | ... | Party Guest |
| Toke Olabisi | ... | Party Guest |
| Millette Pauley | ... | Party Guest |
| Ashley Pennington | ... | Party Guest |
| Adrien Percy Jr. | ... | Party Guest |
| Mark G. Phillips | ... | Party Guest |
 | Agueda Ramirez | ... | Party Guest |
| David Rivera | ... | Party Guest |
| Joseph Rodrigues | ... | Party Guest |
| Barry Stephen | ... | Party Guest |
| Catherine Strube | ... | Party Guest |
| William Sutphin | ... | Miner |
| Keisha Tillis | ... | Party Guest (as Keisha Jones) |
| Keith Trent | ... | Party Guest |
| Randy Tucker | ... | Party Guest |
| Denise Turner | ... | Party Guest |
| Jaron Turner | ... | Party Guest |
| Aileen Wagefeld | ... | Party Guest |
| Eboni White | ... | Party Guest |
| Richard Williams | ... | Party Guest |
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The film is a suburban drama that examines how a family manages to survive its past, and how that past is inextricably entwined with their future.
During a graduation party, the estranged father, Dipo, returns. Each family member deals with his return differently, and thus we see how they must have survived his initial departure. As we learn the reasons for his departure and the reasons for his return, our sympathies shift.
The film is well acted and the story unfolds itself smoothly and naturally, without resorting to exposition. It is refreshing to see a dramatic film about African Americans that veers from stereotypes.