STORY
A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer is shot in self defense. A group of old, black men takes a courageous step by coming forward en masse to take responsibility for the killing of a white racist, whom one of their members has shot. As the sheriff confronts the suspects, the young plantation owner stands alone in her daring defense of this group of men, provoking racial tension that makes a compelling drama.
CAST & CREW
- Louis Gossett Jr.
- Richard Widmark
- Holly Hunter
- Will Patton
- Joe Seneca
Cast
- Volker Schlöndorff
Director
INFORMATION
- Consolidated Productions
- HR
- Jennie & Co.
- CBS Productions
- Neue Bioskop Film
- Zenith Entertainment
Production Companies
- Germany
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
Production Countries
LANGUAGES
- English