farm,mississippi river,woman director

Down in the Delta (1998)

Poster for Down in the Delta

Sometimes, the last place you expected to be is the one place you've always belonged...

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Maya Angelou
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    Loretta Sinclair Alfre Woodard
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    Earl Sinclair Al Freeman Jr.
  • Profile picture of Esther Rolle
    Annie Sinclair Esther Rolle
  • Profile picture of Mary Alice
    Rosa Lynn Sinclair Mary Alice
  • Profile picture of Loretta Devine
    Zenia Loretta Devine
  • Profile picture of Wesley Snipes
    Will Sinclair Wesley Snipes
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    Thomas Mpho Koaho
  • Profile picture of Anne-Marie Johnson
    Monica Anne-Marie Johnson

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Keywords

  • farm
  • mississippi river
  • woman director