Written and directed by Anthony Lover, an Oscar nominee for the 1968 short Bergman parody
De Duva (1968), this supremely well-intentioned urban drama revolves around adult brothers, one with Down syndrome, who are struggling to transcend poverty and their own unhappy family history.
Devoted and deeply religious single mother L'Tisha Morton (Vanessa Williams) raised her older son, Isaiah (Rodney Henry), to protect and defend James (Donovan Jennings), whose handicap makes him the constant target of mockery and bullying in their tough New York neighborhood. When Isaiah is 10, L'Tisha becomes ill and while trying desperately to make arrangements for her ...
Released:
2007
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
n/a