Down in the Delta
“Sometimes, the last place you expected to be is the one place you've always belonged...”
1998•1h 52m•6.3•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Maya Angelou
Writer
Myron Goble
Revenue
$6M
Languages
English
Studio
Amen Ra Films
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
Justin Lord
Dr. Rainey
Richard Yearwood
Marco
Sandra Caldwell
Volunteer
Colleen Williams
Tourist Woman
Richard Blackburn
Tourist Man
Philip Akin
Manager
Mary Fallick
Drug Addict
Production
Company
Amen Ra Films
Company
Chris/Rose Productions
Company
Showtime Networks
Producer
Wesley Snipes
Producer
Reuben Cannon
Producer
Robert W. Christiansen
Producer
Victor McGauley
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