Movie Info

From the prize-winning novel by Ernest J. Gaines comes another story of racism and redemption in the Deep South. When a young black man (Mekhi Phifer)...(read more...) is wrongly condemned for the murder of a white man, his family convinces a trusted schoolteacher (Don Cheadle) to visit him daily. In the process, both men learn lessons about the never-ending struggle for human dignity. The film received an Emmy for Outstanding Made for Television Movie.

Director: Joseph Sargent

MPAA: PG-13

Release Date: Jun 01, 1998

Cast: Brent Jennings, Cicely Tyson, Don Cheadle, Irma P Hall, Mekhi Phifer