Down in the Delta
Down in the Delta

Down in the Delta

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1998
1h 52m
6.2(27 votes)
Drama

Overview

A single mother plagued by alcohol and drug addictions is sent with her children from Chicago to her ancestral home in the Mississippi Delta, to live with her uncle and aunt for the summer.

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39 members
Acting

Alfre Woodard

Loretta Sinclair

Alfre Woodard
Acting

Al Freeman Jr.

Earl Sinclair

Al Freeman Jr.
Acting

Esther Rolle

Annie Sinclair

Esther Rolle
Acting

Mary Alice

Rosa Lynn Sinclair

Mary Alice
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Loretta Devine

Zenia

Loretta Devine
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Wesley Snipes

Will Sinclair

Wesley Snipes
Acting

Mpho Koaho

Thomas

Mpho Koaho
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Anne-Marie Johnson

Monica

Anne-Marie Johnson
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Justin Lord

Dr. Rainey

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Richard Yearwood

Marco

Richard Yearwood
Acting

Sandra Caldwell

Volunteer

Sandra Caldwell
Acting

Colleen Williams

Tourist Woman

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Richard Blackburn

Tourist Man

Richard Blackburn
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Philip Akin

Manager

Philip Akin
Crew

Mary Fallick

Drug Addict

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Sandi Ross

Pawnbroker

Sandi Ross
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Barbara Barnes-Hopkins

Prim Woman

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Marium Carvell

Prim Sister

Marium Carvell
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Quancetia Hamilton

Gina

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Kim Roberts

Isabelle

Kim Roberts
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Michelyn Emelle

Dozing Woman

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Johnie Chase

Grinning Man

Johnie Chase
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Andrea Lewis

Cassandra

Andrea Lewis
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Nigel Shawn Williams

Carl

Nigel Shawn Williams
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Bernard Browne

Diner #1

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Alison Sealy-Smith

Diner #2

Alison Sealy-Smith
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Eugene Clark

Citizen #1

Eugene Clark
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Chris Benson

Citizen #2

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Neville Edwards

Slave Man

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Yanna McIntosh

Slave Woman

Yanna McIntosh
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Troy Seivwright-Adams

Collin

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Kevin Duhaney

Justin

Kevin Duhaney
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Joel Gordon

Jesse 1865 (age 17)

Joel Gordon
Acting

Phillip Jarrett

Jesse 1890 (age 42)

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Kulani Hassen

Tracy

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DeFoy Glenn

Reverend Floyd

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Jeff Jones

Man in Congregation

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Carol Anderson

Jesse's Wife

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Clinton Green

Soloist in Church

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