A story of violence and desire, of tenderness and compassion, so gripping and moving, which lays bare the trials and sufferings, the yearnings and aspirations
of three generations of an African American family. The journey of a family from
the rural South to "big city" Harlem seeking both salvation and understanding
and of a young boy struggling to earn the approval of a self-righteous and often
unloving stepfather.
The voice of one of America's most celebrated authors, James Baldwin,
comes the acclaimed motion picture adaptation of one of the most important
novels of our time. This film, so praised by the critics, stars actors Paul Winfield,
Alfre Woodard, Ruby Dee, and Olivia Cole who, among the breadth of their
many accolades, share two Academy Award, twenty-five EMMY and three
Golden Globe Award nominations.