Down in the Delta (1998)

Starring:

• Alfre Woodard
• Al Freeman Jr.
• Mary Alice
• Esther Rolle
• Loretta Devine
• Wesley Snipes
• Mpho Koaho
• Kulani Hassen
• Anne-Marie Johnson
• Justin Lord

Storyline
Sinclair family matriarch Rosa Lynn (Mary Alice) raises enough money to help her two grandchildren and drug-addicted adult daughter, Loretta (Alfre Woodard), move to a small Mississippi town in order to escape the dangers of inner-city Chicago. There, Loretta and her kids are taken in by her gruff uncle, Earl (Al Freeman Jr.), who attempts to instill a work ethic and sense of history in his niece. With the help of Earl's tough love, Loretta does her best to put her past demons behind her.