A city girl gets shipped off to stay with her family in the Mississippi Delta by her mother in order to convalesce from her drug addiction. While there, she works alongside her grandfather at the family restaurant and learns about the trials and adventures of previous generations of her family dating back to their time in slavery before the Civil War. A touching family drama and the directorial debut of poet Angelou.
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Down In The Delta brings together an outstanding cast in an uplifting story of family, community and friendship! In a desperate attempt to change her life, Loretta (Alfre Woodard -- Primal Fear) -- a troubled single mother from a tough Chicago neighborhood -- is sent to spend a summer at 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! A heartwarming, critically acclaimed motion picture also starring Wesley Snipes (Blade, U.S. Marshals) and Loretta Devine (Waiting To Exhale) -- share in this remarkable journey to discover the strength of a family's roots and the power of unconditional love!
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