Sounder (2003) (original) (raw)
An extremely powerful and uplifting story about a family of black sharecroppers, the Morgans, set in rural Louisiana during the early 1930s, David Lee Morgan, a young man whose father is sent to jail after stealing a ham to feed his family. Acting as the man of the house until the crops are in, David eventually sets off on a journey to find his father, and along the way achieves his dream of learning to read while also learning some hard lessons about life.
An extremely powerful and uplifting story about a family of black sharecroppers, the Morgans, set in rural Louisiana during the early 1930s, David Lee Morgan, a young man whose father is sent to jail after stealing a ham to feed his family. Acting as the man of the house until the crops are in, David eventually sets off on a journey to find his father, and along the way achieves his dream of learning to read while also learning some hard lessons about life. (less)
Director: Kevin Hooks
Writers: Bill Cain, William H. Armstrong
Starring: Carl Lumbly, Suzzanne Douglas, Daniel Lee Robertson III, Peter MacNeill, Bill Lake, Paul Winfield
Producers: Howard Braunstein, Bill Cain, Clara George, Kevin Hooks, Michael Jaffe
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