A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

1989 · 171 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, TV Movie

Walter Lee Younger is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems like an imprisoned man. Until, that is, the family gets an unexpected financial windfall.

Directed by Bill Duke

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