![all posters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w140/files/images/film/posters/000/043/43180_76e4dd.jpg)
USA,
2005, 95 min
Directed by:
George C. WolfeCinematography:
Ivan StrasburgComposer:
Meshell NdegeocelloCast:
S. Epatha Merkerson, Marcus Carl Franklin, Mos Def, Carmen Ejogo, Louis Gossett Jr., Macy Gray, Terrence Howard, Ernie Hudson, Delroy Lindo, Rosie Perez (more)Plots(1)
Based on the play by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, this poignant and colorful drama tells the inspirational story of a courageous woman, Nanny, whose spirit and strength served as the foundation for a struggling community trying to survive during the segregation era. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Ryan Michelle Bathe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277475_da75a3.jpg)
Ryan Michelle Bathe
USA
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![Adina Porter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218401_8c9019.jpg)
Adina Porter
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![Julanne Chidi Hill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278729_2808e1.jpg)
Julanne Chidi Hill
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![Henry Simmons](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/343/343628_7b554c.jpg)
Henry Simmons
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![Kathleen Chalfant](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/416/162416546_376bb3.png)
Kathleen Chalfant
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![Jana Thompson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319230_0f97b3.jpg)
Jana Thompson
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Sheldon Robins
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Josef Cannon
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![Lou Myers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/354/160354653_696c45.png)
Lou Myers
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![Michael Kenneth Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/367/367154_e4b434.jpg)
Michael Kenneth Williams
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Thomas Jefferson Byrd
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Amad Jackson
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Lily Santiago
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