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Down in the Delta is a american film of genre Drama directed by Maya Angelou released in USA on 25 december 1998 with Alfre Woodard
Down in the Delta (1998)
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Add to a movie listDown in the Delta is a 1998 drama film directed by Maya Angelou. The film stars Alfre Woodard, Al Freeman, Jr., Esther Rolle, Loretta Devine, and Wesley Snipes.
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Rosa Lynn, an elderly woman, sends her daughter Loretta and her children to live with her brother-in-law in Mississippi. Loretta is an addict and does not want to go, especially since uncle Earl lives in the dry and rural part of Mississippi.Actors
Alfre Woodard
(Loretta Sinclair)
Al Freeman Jr.
(Earl Sinclair)
Esther Elizabeth Rolle
(Annie Sinclair)
Mary Alice
(Rosa Lynn Sinclair)
Loretta Devine
(Zenia)
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