Cane River

Cane River

1982 · 104 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama, Romance

A budding, forbidden romance lays bare the tensions between two black communities, both descended from slaves but of disparate opportunity—the light-skinned, property-owning Creoles and the darker-skinned, more disenfranchised families of the area.

Directed by Horace B. Jenkins · Written by Horace B. Jenkins

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