In the songs of life, every note matters.
In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.
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Cast
- S. Epatha MerkersonRachel 'Nanny' Crosby
- Marcus Carl FranklinRuben Santiago Jr.
- Yasiin BeyThe Bandleader
- Carmen EjogoAlean
- Louis Gossett Jr.Ol'lem Taylor
- Macy GrayPauline
- Terrence HowardBill Crosby
- Ernie HudsonDick Barrymore
- Rosie PerezBertha
- Liev SchreiberUlysses Ford
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- George C. WolfeDirector
- Ruben Santiago-HudsonScreenplay
- Ivan StrasburgDirector of Photography
- Meshell NdegeocelloOriginal Music Composer
- Brian A. KatesEditor
- Nellie NugielProducer
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