The read
Every source lands within 7 points of the others.
Synopsis
A single mother plagued by alcohol and drug addictions is sent with her children from Chicago to her ancestral home in the Mississippi Delta, to live with her uncle and aunt for the summer.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes76%
Metacritic73/100
30 audience votes
Key crew
- Maya AngelouDirector
- Myron GobleWriter
- Stanley ClarkeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Alfre WoodardLoretta Sinclair
- Al Freeman Jr.Earl Sinclair
- Esther RolleAnnie Sinclair
- Mary AliceRosa Lynn Sinclair
- Loretta DevineZenia
- Wesley SnipesWill Sinclair
- Mpho KoahoThomas
- Anne-Marie JohnsonMonica
- Justin LordDr. Rainey
- Richard YearwoodMarco
- Sandra CaldwellVolunteer
- Colleen WilliamsTourist Woman
Stills
Themes
farmmississippi riverwoman director