A Raisin in the Sun
Drama, TV Movie
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2008
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Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads whare the Younger family find themselves when their father passes away and leaves them with $10,000 in life insurance money. Should they buy a new home for the family? Perhaps a liquor store? While no choice is easy, life on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s is even harder.
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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
131 min
Release date:
25 Feb 2008
Country:
US, CA
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. 9 wins & 24 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
No one will mistake this well-produced but inevitably dialogue-driven piece for pure cinema, but Leon and adapter Paris Qualles open up the play just enough to avoid the usual stage-to-screen claustrophobia.
– Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
30 Jan 2008