Released:
2005-02-12

Overview:
In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.

Director:
George C. Wolfe

Runtime:
1h 35min

Genre:
Drama, Music, TV Movie

• Cast:
• 
  S. Epatha Merkerson
  as
  Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby
• 
  Marcus Carl Franklin
  as
  Ruben Santiago Jr.
• 
  Yasiin Bey
  as
  The Bandleader
• 
  Carmen Ejogo
  as
  Alean
• 
  Louis Gossett Jr.
  as
  Ol'lem Taylor