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John David Washington
Boy Willie
Danielle Deadwyler
Berniece Charles
Samuel L. Jackson
Doaker Charles
Ray Fisher
Lymon
Michael Potts
Wining Boy
Corey Hawkins
Avery
Gail Bean
Dolly
Jerrika Hinton
Grace
Stephan James
Boy Charles
Skylar Aleece Smith
Maretha
Erykah Badu
Lucille
Malik J Ali
Willie Boy
Charity Jordan
Mama Berniece
Isaiah Gunn
Young Boy Willie
Matrell Smith
Crawley
Eilan Joseph
Papa Boy Walter
Pauletta Washington
Mama Ola
Olivia Washington
Young Mama Ola
Kylee D. Allen
Young Berniece
Deetta West
Mama Esther
Jay Peterson
James Sutter
David Atkinson
Robert Sutter
Tony Fox
Young Wining Boy
Melanie Jeffcoat
Miss Ophelia
Owen Harn
Joel Nolander
Charles Green
White Man
Saige Aristilde
Ancestor (uncredited)
Nigel Barto
Neighbor (uncredited)
Hasani Vibez
Young Factory Worker (uncredited)
Lovell Gates
Mr. V. (uncredited)
Gracie Jackline
Extra (uncredited)
Anna Mezentseva
Factory Worker (uncredited)
Zuri Parker
Ancestor (uncredited)
Trenton Schillinger
Factory Worker (uncredited)
Rob Wood
Musician (uncredited)
Shaun Woodbury
Townsperson (uncredited)
Scott Andersen
Patriot (uncredited)

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A review by Brent Marchant

Written by Brent Marchant on Tue Dec 03 2024

When a gifted playwright’s work is adapted for the big screen, the transition from one medium to another can be quite challenging to pull off successfully. And, if the adaptation gets it wrong, it fails to do justice to the source material, an outcome that often unfairly reinforces the blanket denigration often accorded to film as an “inferior” artform compared to others (like literature or the stage). Such is the case, unfortunately, with this latest adaptation of work drawn from the writings of August Wilson, a stage-to-screen cross-over comes up short compared to previous conversions of his ...