Overview

Director Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, My Brother's Wedding, To Sleep with Anger) presents a tale about a young boy's encounter with his family in Mississippi in the 1950s, and intergenerational tensions between the heavenly strains of gospel and the devilish moans of the blues.

Top Cast

Tommy Redmond Hicks

Uncle Buddy

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Nathaniel Lee Jr.

Junior

Carl Lumbly

Narrator