26 January 1996 Drama, Romance 115 mins
A narrator tells the story of his childhood years in a tightly knit Afro-American community in the deep south under racial segregation.
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Al Freeman Jr. as Poppa
Phylicia Rashād as Ma Ponk
Paula Kelly as Ma Pearl
Salli Richardson-Whitfield as Miss Alice
Anna Maria Horsford as Miss Annie
Bernie Casey as Mr. Walter
Isaac Hayes as Preacher Hurn
Ray J as Cliff (12 Yrs.)
Polly Bergen as Miss Maybry
Taj Mahal as Mr. Will
Leon as Uncle Melvin
Richard Roundtree as Cleve
Frank Hoyt Taylor as Straw Boss
United States 29 October 1995
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23 October 1996
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01 January 1996
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