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Down in the Delta

Sometimes, the last place you expected to be is the one place you've always belonged...
Dec 25, 1998 · 1h 52m
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Drama

PLOT

A single mother plagued by alcohol and drug addictions is sent with her children from Chicago to her ancestral home in the Mississippi Delta, to live with her uncle and aunt for the summer.

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CAST

Alfre Woodard
Loretta Sinclair
Al Freeman Jr.
Earl Sinclair
Esther Rolle
Annie Sinclair
Mary Alice
Rosa Lynn Sinclair
Loretta Devine
Zenia
Wesley Snipes
Will Sinclair
Mpho Koaho
Thomas
Anne-Marie Johnson
Monica
Directed by Maya Angelou

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
$5,672,903
Production
Amen Ra Films, Chris/Rose Productions, Showtime Networks
Country
US

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