The Color of Friendship (2000)

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The Color of Friendship on IMDb 7.4/10 2,833 votes

Released:
2000-02-05

Overview:
Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from California and who lives in a nice home in Washington DC. When Mahree is chosen to spend a semester at the Dellums' house, she doesn't expect that her host family would be black. Nor do her hosts suspect that she is not a black South African.

Director:
Kevin Hooks

Runtime:
1h 23min

Genre:
Family, Drama, TV Movie

  • Cast:
  • Carl Lumbly
    as
    Ron Dellums
  • Penny Johnson Jerald
    as
    Roscoe Dellums
  • Shadia Simmons
    as
    Piper Dellums
  • Anthony Burnett
    as
    Brandy Dellums
  • Travis Kyle Davis
    as
    Erik Dellums