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A Raisin in the Sun is a american film of genre Drama directed by Kenny Leon released in USA on 25 february 2008 with Sean Combs
A Raisin in the Sun (2008)
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Add to a movie listA Raisin in the Sun is a 2008 television film directed by Kenny Leon. The teleplay by Paris Qualles is based on the award-winning 1959 play of the same name by Lorraine Hansberry. The film debuted at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was broadcast by ABC on February 25, 2008. According to Nielsen Media Research, the program was watched by 12.7 million viewers and ranked #9 in the ratings for the week ending March 2, 2008.
^ "The Chart," Entertainment Weekly, March 14, 2008
Synopsis
1959. Walter se sent à l'étroit dans l'appartement qu'il partage avec sa mère Lena, sa soeur Beneatha, sa femme Ruth et son fils Travis. Il rêve d'investir dans un magasin de spiritueux et il aimerait que sa mère, qui doit toucher 10 000 dollars de son défunt mari, lui prête un peu d'argent. Mais cette dernière préfère acheter une maison. Une fois la propriété acquise, cette famille afro-américaine découvre qu'elle n'est vraiment du goût du voisinage, qui est entièrement blanc...Actors
Sean Combs
(Walter Lee Younger)
Phylicia Rashād
(Lena Younger)
Audra McDonald
(Ruth Younger)
Sanaa Lathan
(Beneatha Younger)
John Stamos
(Carl Linder)
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