Preaching to the Choir

Preaching to the Choir

2005 · 105 min · ★ 9.0 · Comedy, Drama, Music

Estranged since the death of their parents years ago, twin brothers Teshawn and Wesley Tucker have taken radically different paths in life. Wes has become a minister in a Harlem gospel church while Te perpetrates the gangster lifestyle as hip-hop star Zulu. They are forced into reconciliation when Te flees from LA to his childhood home in Harlem to hide from his enraged record producer, Bull Sharky. As Bull Sharky and his posse move east tracking Te down, Te and Wes must confront their own demons and attempt to work out their differences.

Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright · Written by Monica Lengyel Karlson

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Billoah Greene Teshawn 'Te' Tucker
Darien Sills-Evans Wesley 'Wes' Tucker
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Bull Sharky
Eartha Kitt Sister Nettie
Patti LaBelle Sister Jasmine
Tichina Arnold Desiree
Novella Nelson Aunt June
Joe James Choir Member

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