Period drama set among the Gullah island community in the early 1900s, where ancient African traditions were still very much...
Period drama set among the Gullah island community in the early 1900s, where ancient African traditions were still very much alive. Winner of the Cinematography Award at Sundance.
A family in the Gullah community of coastal South Carolina - former West African slaves who adopted many of their ancestors' Yoruba traditions - suffers a generational split. Young Haagar (Kaycee Moore) wants to move to the mainland away from tradition-bound matriarch Nana (Cora Lee Day). Former prostitute Yellow Mary (Barbara-O) gets a cold shoulder when she returns to the island with her female lover, especially from her sister Viola (Cheryl Lynn Bruce).
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- Award winner
- Winner of the Cinematography Award, 1991 Sundance Film Festival
- Rating
- M, Mature Themes
- Runtime
- 112
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- UK, USA