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Cane River
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A budding, forbidden romance lays bare the tensions between two black communities, both descended from slaves but of disparate opportunity—the light-skinned, property-owning Creoles and the darker-skinned, more disenfranchised families of the area.
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Horace B. Jenkins
Cast
Tommye Myrick, Richard Romain, Barbara Tasker, Ilunga Adell, Lloyd La Cour, Carol Sutton, Stephen Severin, Noray Francis, Lolis Edward Elie, Kelli Rene Carpenter
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Cane River
You can watch Cane River (1982) for free on Kanopy, or rent on Apple TV+.
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Director
Horace B. Jenkins
Cast
Tommye Myrick, Richard Romain, Barbara Tasker, Ilunga Adell, Lloyd La Cour, Carol Sutton, Stephen Severin, Noray Francis, Lolis Edward Elie, Kelli Rene Carpenter
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