Directed by:
Stanley Bennett ClayCinematography:
M. David MullenComposer:
Curt SobelPlots(1)
Leon Becker (Clarence Williams III) is a successful and wealthy Malibu attorney and the patriarch of a seemingly perfect and harmonious family. Leon sees his brood not only as the pinnacle of personal achievement, but also as an example to all that the great American Dream is attainable, even if you are Black. But underneath the surface, the Beckers are a family in crisis. Leon is completely oblivious to the trials and tribulations that exist in his home and is equally detached from his ethnic soul. Wife and mother Sylvia (Nicholas) is on the verge of alcoholism and is threatened by her daughter Teresa (Brooks), a cunning "Electra" who seems to want to replace her in the house and, perhaps, the bedroom. And Becker's brooding son Mason (Howard) drops out of his Ivy League school and returns home to confront his family's problems. Yet, all these trials-by fire are the challenges along the path to survival for this American family. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Clarence Williams III
USA
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American Gangster (2007)
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Denise Nicholas
USA
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Shawn Michael Howard
USA
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Men of Honor (2000)
Angelle Brooks
USA
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