A white South African girl finds herself in a difficult situation when she is sent to spend a term with a black family in America.
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| Lindsey Haun | ... | Mahree Bok | |
| Shadia Simmons | ... | Piper Dellums | |
| Carl Lumbly | ... | Ron Dellums | |
| Penny Johnson Jerald | ... | Roscoe Dellums (as Penny Johnson) | |
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Anthony Burnett | ... | Brandy Dellums |
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Travis Kyle Davis | ... | Erik Dellums (as Travis Davis) |
| Melanie Nicholls-King | ... | Flora | |
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Susan Danford | ... | Merle Bok |
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Stephen Jennings | ... | Pieter Bok |
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Michael Kanev | ... | Rian Bok |
| Ahmad Stoner | ... | Daniel | |
| Ryan Cooley | ... | Billy | |
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David Rosser | ... | Reporter #1 |
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Michelyn Emelle | ... | Reporter #2 |
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Erik Kilpatrick | ... | Turner |
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Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from California and who lives in a nice home in Washington DC. When Mahree is chosen to spend a semester at the Dellums' house, she doesn't expect that her host family would be black. Nor do her hosts suspect that she is not a black South African. Written by Dragomir R. Radev <radev@cs.columbia.edu>
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
5 February 2000 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Die Farbe der Feundschaft See more »Filming Locations:
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[Mahree giggles]
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Written by Len Ron Hanks and Zane Grey
Performed by L.T.D.
Courtesy of A&M Records
Under license from Universal Music Special Markets
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The film takes place in 1977. See more »Goofs
Amanda the secretary at the South African embassy told Mahree she was removed from the Dellums home because of backlash fears over Steve Biko's death. This would have been a day or 2 after his death on 12 September 1977 yet the same day Mahree is at the embassy the TV shows Biko"s funeral which actually occurred on 25 September 1977. See more »Quotes
Ron Dellums: [to Mahree] I'm going to bed. And you should, too. School starts tomorrow. Falling asleep in class on the first day of school is frowned on here in America. I know, because I've done it.[Mahree giggles]
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Back in Love AgainWritten by Len Ron Hanks and Zane Grey
Performed by L.T.D.
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If you haven't seen this movie, I think you should see it. I love this movie and also cried at the end when I read the truth about the movie. You need to see it so you can find out what happened then and is still happening today which is wrong. I have a world history teacher who told me that he is not African American. He said that he is, "AMERICAN," just like me and that the only thing different from him and me is that he has darker skin then me. We both do the same things(well almost I mean he is older then me), we both have friends no matter who they are.