"Everything is hotter down south."

2006

1h 56m

6.8(919 votes)

Drama

Overview

A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, is looking everywhere for love, but never quite finding it.

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Cast & Crew

31 members

Acting

Christina Ricci

Rae

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Samuel L. Jackson

Lazarus

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Justin Timberlake

Ronnie Morgan

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S. Epatha Merkerson

Angela

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John Cothran

Reverend R. L.

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David Banner

Tehronne

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Michael Raymond-James

Gill

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Adriane Lenox

Rose Woods

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Kim Richards

Sandy

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Neimus K. Williams

Lincoln

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Leonard L. Thomas

Deke Woods

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Ruby Wilson

Mayella

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Claude Phillips

Bojo

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Amy Lavere

Jesse

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Clare Grant

Kell

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Jeff Pope

Batson

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Charles 'Skip' Pitts

Charlie

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Willie Hall

Pinetop

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John Malloy

Gene

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T.C. Sharpe

Archie

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John Still

Herman

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Jared Hopkins

Auto Worker

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Tosh Newman

Conner

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Cody Block

Bryan

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Benjamin Rednour

Guardsman

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Carnell Pepper

Melvin

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Art

David Chapman

Red

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Jo Lynne Palmer

Ella Mae

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John Pickles

Arty

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Kim Justis

Waitress

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Cedric Burnside

Self

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