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Leaders are not chosen, they are called. Inspired by a true story. Richard Kelly (Cedric Sanders) is a black college graduate forced to serve probation at an all-white seminary after the 1965 Watts riots. Richard is encouraged by the seminary president, Alan Beckett, to break the color line. Richard nears his breaking point when he meets Samuel (Louis Gossett, Jr.), an elderly janitor who lives in the basement of his dormitory. As Samuel guides Richard through the trials of racism and the personal life that haunts him, Richard undergoes a transformation that forces him to choose between his dreams and his destiny.
Original Release
01/12/2009
US Release
01/12/2009
Cast
Name | Character |
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Cedric Sanders | Richard Kelly |
Lauren Holly | Kate Allison |
Louis Gossett Jr. | Samuel Benton |
William Devane | Alan Beckett |
Cory Hardrict | Roscoe |
John Brently Reynolds | Fred Leak |
Starletta DuPois | Bessie Benton |
Carter MacIntyre | James |
Siena Goines | Ruth Kelly |
Bernardo de Paula | Nick Giffuni |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Cedric Sanders | Richard Kelly |
Lauren Holly | Kate Allison |
Louis Gossett Jr. | Samuel Benton |
William Devane | Alan Beckett |
Cory Hardrict | Roscoe |
John Brently Reynolds | Fred Leak |
Starletta DuPois | Bessie Benton |
Carter MacIntyre | James |
Siena Goines | Ruth Kelly |
Bernardo de Paula | Nick Giffuni |
Nicolas Charles | Bill |
Scott Waara | Prof. Powell / Professor Powell |
Ricco Ross | Marvin Kelly |
Maddy Curley | Kimmy |
Kelicea Meadows | Lisa Kreemack |
Jean-Emmanuel Casséus | Richard Kelly - Age 12 |
Jay Arlen Jones | Jojo |
Christian Pikes | Bobby Kelly - Age 6 |
Caroline Langford | Cynthia Beckett |
Gary Hudson | Attorney |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Brian Swette | Executive Producer |
Matt Malouf | Executive Producer |
Julia Verdin | Producer |
Christian Kinde | Producer |
Bill Kravitz | Producer |
Ric Smith | Producer |
Lynn Stevenson | Producer |
Mark Young | Producer |