Overview
Black college graduate Richard Kelly reluctantly accepts a plea bargain requiring him to spend two semesters at an all-white seminary after he's wrongly accused of crimes committed during the 1965 Watts riots. Facing bigotry on all sides, he's close to cracking until he meets an elderly custodian who helps him navigate the trials of racism.
Director and cast
- Mark Young Director
- Cedric Sanders as Richard Kelly
- Lauren Holly as Kate Allison
- Louis Gossett Jr. as Samuel Benton
- William Devane as Alan Beckett
- Maddy Curley as Kimmy
- Cory Hardrict as Roscoe
- John Brently Reynolds as Fred Leak
- Starletta DuPois as Bessie Benton
- Carter MacIntyre as James
- Siena Goines as Ruth Kelly
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