A Raisin in the Sun
Feb 25 2008
•2h 11m
•Drama, TV Movie
Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads whare the Younger family find themselves when their father passes away and leaves them with $10,000 in life insurance money. Should they buy a new home for the family? Perhaps a liquor store? While no choice is easy, life on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s is even harder.
Cast
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Sean Combs
Walter Lee Younger
Sanaa Lathan
Beneatha Younger
Audra McDonald
Ruth Younger
Phylicia Rashād
Lena Younger
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