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Rosa Lynn sends her daughter Loretta and her children Thomas and Tracy away from the big city to live with their uncle Earl in the ancestral home in rural Mississippi. Earl puts Loretta to work in his restaurant, Just Chicken, while also telling them about the generations of their family, the Sinclairs, dating back to their time in slavery before the the Civil War.
Original Release
12/25/1998
US Release
12/25/1998
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Alfre Woodard | Loretta Sinclair / Loretta |
| Al Freeman Jr. | Earl Sinclair / Earl |
| Mary Alice | Rosa Lynn / Rosa Lynn Sinclair |
| Esther Rolle | Annie / Annie Sinclair |
| Loretta Devine | Zenia |
| Wesley Snipes | Will Sinclair / Will |
| Mpho Koaho | Thomas |
| Kulani Hassen | Tracy |
| Anne-Marie Johnson | Monica |
| Justin Lord | Dr. Rainey |
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Alfre Woodard | Loretta Sinclair / Loretta |
| Al Freeman Jr. | Earl Sinclair / Earl |
| Mary Alice | Rosa Lynn / Rosa Lynn Sinclair |
| Esther Rolle | Annie / Annie Sinclair |
| Loretta Devine | Zenia |
| Wesley Snipes | Will Sinclair / Will |
| Mpho Koaho | Thomas |
| Kulani Hassen | Tracy |
| Anne-Marie Johnson | Monica |
| Justin Lord | Dr. Rainey |
| Richard Yearwood | Marco |
| Sandra Caldwell | Volunteer |
| Colleen Williams | Tourist Woman |
| Richard Blackburn | Tourist Man |
| Philip Akin | Manager |
| Mary Fallick | Drug Addict |
| Sandi Ross | Pawnbroker |
| Barbara Barnes-Hopkins | Prim Woman |
| Marium Carvell | Prim Sister |
| Quancetia Hamilton | Gina |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Alfre Woodard | Producer |
| Wesley Snipes | Producer |
| Myron Goble | Producer |
| Reuben Cannon | Producer |
| Robert W. Christiansen | Producer |
| Terri Farnsworth | Producer |
| Victor McGauley | Producer |
| Rick Rosenberg | Producer |
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