Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
This film relates the story of a tightly connected Afro-American community informally called Colored Town where the inhabitants live and depend on each other in a world where racist oppression is everywhere, as told by a boy called Cliff who spent his childhood there. Despite this, we see the life of the community in all its joys and sorrows, of those that live there while others decide to leave for a better life north. For those remaining, things come to a serious situation when one prominent businessman is being muscled out by a white competitor using racist intimidation. In response, the community must make the decision of whether to submit meekly like they always have, or finally fight for their rights.
Year: 1996
Studio: BET Pictures, United Image Entertainme
Director: Tim Reid
Cast: Al Freeman Jr., Phylicia Rashād, Paula Kelly, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Anna Maria Horsford, Bernie Casey
Crew: Tim Reid (Director), Paul W. Cooper (Screenplay), Clifton L. Taulbert (Novel)
Runtime: 115 minutes
Release: Jan 26, 1996
IMDb: 4.20/10 by 4 users
Popularity: 2
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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