When her storyteller mother (Mary Alice) dies, attorney Clara Collier (Alfre Woodard) returns to her Georgia hometown and is soon captivated by a local legend of the "Magic Man" (Blair Underwood). While looking for the source of the tale, Clara uncovers suprising family secrets. Czech filmmaker Ivan Passer directs this family drama that delves into the storytelling tradition of the Deep South. Blair Underwood and Helen Shaver co-star.
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- Alfre WoodardClara
- Helen ShaverWallis
- Mary AliceMattie
- Blair UnderwoodThomas
- Charles WeldonAl "Alfred" Brooks
- Leslie CarlsonProfessor
- Peter HaworthWill
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- Ivan PasserDirector
- Grant ScharboWriter
- Ousama RawiDirector of Photography
- Elia CmiralOriginal Music Composer
- Richard HalseyEditor
- Tod LautenbergEditor
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