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Alva Rogers and Cora Lee Day - "Daughters of the Dust" (1991)
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Daughters of the Dust

Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Daughters of the Dust." A film that portrays the unique culture of the Gullah people by focusing on the extended Peazant family as its members struggle with the decision to leave their island and move north. On the eve of their departure, memories of their Gullah history and its African roots come rising to the surface. Winner of Cinematography at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival.
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Rating: PG-13some
Running Time: 104 mins.
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
Country Of Origin: Australia
director: Scott Hicks
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The true story of a man who must suddenly raise his two sons alone after the untimely passing of his second wife. The ill-prepared Joe, who is dealing with his own loss, is confronted with the daily challenges of parenthood while coping with his young son Artie's expressions of grief. They soon are joined by Harry, Joe's teenage son from his first marriage, who brings his own personal "baggage" into the mix. Without a roadmap for how to move forward, the three boys decide its best to leave the conventional rules and responsibilities of the grown-up world behind and lead a life based on the mantra 'just say yes.' When things go terribly awry, Joe is forced to step up and behave like a parent, but must figure out how to do so without completely abandoning the joy and exuberance shared in their more child-like world.
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rating  PETER TRAVERS - September 17, 2009

He can brood like nobody's business (Closer, Children of Men) and kill with impunity (The International, Shoot 'Em Up), but Clive Owen cuts bone-deep as sportswriter Joe Warr, the widowed dad of two sons in The Boys Are Back, based on a 2000 memoir by Simon Carr. OK, it sounds like a tear-jerker, and sometimes it drifts dangerously close. But Owen, in a heartfelt, award-caliber performance, never goes soft. It's his core of toughness that makes the movie so funny, touching and vital.

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