This film adaptation of James Baldwin's celebrated novel tells the journey of a family from the rural South to "big city" Harlem seeking both salvation and understanding and of a young boy struggling to earn the approval of a self-righteous and often unloving stepfather.

• DirectorStan Lathan
• Release14 January 1985
• GenreDrama
• Duration1h 36m
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  6.4
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  Learning in Focus, American Playhouse