The Color of Friendship

The Color of Friendship

2000 · 87 min · EN · PG · 6.8 (52 votes)
Dir. Kevin Hooks · Starring Carl Lumbly, Penny Johnson Jerald, Shadia Simmons, Anthony Burnett, Travis Kyle Davis, Lindsey Haun · Music Stanley Clarke
TV MovieFamilyDrama

Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from California and who lives in a nice home in Washington DC. When Mahree is chosen to spend a semester at the Dellums' house, she doesn't expect that her host family would be black. Nor do her hosts suspect that she is not a black South African.

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A gentle, earnest drama exploring the complexities of race and understanding. It feels like a thoughtful, character-driven story about bridging divides and finding common ground across cultural and racial lines.

heartwarmingthought-provokingoptimisticearneststeadyfamily dramasocial commentaryperiod pieceracismprejudicefriendshipcultural differencescoming-of-age
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