From Ernest J. Gaines, author of "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," comes a deceptively simple, yet emotionally complex tale of a young boy's discovery of what it's like to be black in Louisiana during the 1940's. James, the boy in question, has a raging toothache that necessitates a trip to the dentist. His mother (played by Emmy-winner Olivia Cole), accompanies James to town on an eye-opening odyssey where the boy gains valuable insights into poverty, racism - and his own sense of pride. With an exciting musical score by Webster Lewis, this multi-award winning film explores a child's discovery that the world is a complicated place... where things are never truly black or white... only shades of gray.
as Octavia
as James
as Rosemary
as Monsieur Bayonne
as Ty
as Helena
as Student
as Preacher
as Young Lady
as Woman
as Nurse
as Pimp
as John Lee's Mother
as John Lee Williams
as Ernest
as Waitress
as Girl on Bus
as Man in Dentist Office
as Self - Series Host (uncredited)
