Directed by:
Maya AngelouCinematography:
William WagesComposer:
Stanley ClarkeCast:
Alfre Woodard, Al Freeman Jr., Esther Rolle, Mary Alice, Loretta Devine, Anne-Marie Johnson, Mpho Koaho, Justin Lord, Wesley Snipes, Kulani Hassen, Kim Roberts (more)VOD (1)
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In a desperate attempt to change her life, Loretta (Alfre Woodard) -- a troubled single mother from a tough Chicago neighborhood -- is sent to spend a summer in her family's ancestral home in rural Mississippi. In "The Delta," with the support and wisdom of her hardworking Uncle Earl, Loretta finally begins to see a way to provide for her young children and reverse the downward slide of her life. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Alfre Woodard
USA
Best movies:
K-PAX (2001)
Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996)
Primal Fear (1996)
Al Freeman Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Finian's Rainbow (1968)
The Lost Man (1969)
Esther Rolle
USA
Best movies:
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Cape Fear (1991)
My Fellow Americans (1996)
Mary Alice
USA
Best movies:
Awakenings (1990)
A Perfect World (1993)
Beat Street (1984)
Loretta Devine
USA
Best movies:
Crash (2004)
I Am Sam (2001)
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV movie)
Anne-Marie Johnson
USA
Best movies:
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Adopt a Highway (2019)
True Identity (1991)
Mpho Koaho
Canada
Best movies:
The Salton Sea (2002)
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
Black and White (2014)
Justin Lord
USA
Best movies:
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Flashpoint (1984)
Wesley Snipes
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995) (video compilation)
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Kulani Hassen
Best movies:
Down in the Delta (1998)
Kim Roberts
Best movies:
Guns (2008) (TV movie)
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Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Quancetia Hamilton
Best movies:
Sons of Mistletoe (2001) (TV movie)
Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001)
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
Melanie Nicholls-King
Best movies:
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
St. Vincent (2014)
Going in Style (2017)
Yanna McIntosh
Best movies:
John Q. (2002)
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy (2006) (TV movie)
A Raisin in the Sun (2008) (TV movie)
Kevin Duhaney
Canada
Best movies:
Get Down (2001)
The Miracle Worker (2000) (TV movie)
Four Brothers (2005)
Eugene Clark
USA
Best movies:
Born to Be Blue (2015)
Martin's Day (1985)
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006)
Richard Yearwood
UK
Best movies:
Chasing Rainbows (1988) (series)
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009)
Blind Faith (1998)
Philip Akin
Jamaica
Best movies:
Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)
Liar, Liar (1993) (TV movie)
The Judge (2001) (TV movie)
Johnie Chase
Best movies:
Remember (2015)
Detroit Rock City (1999)
Talk to Me (2007)
Phillip Jarrett
Best movies:
The Hurricane (1999)
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Exit Wounds (2001)