Nightjohn (1996)

Directors

Charles Burnett

Cast

Beau Bridges, Bill Cobbs, Carl Lumbly, Gabriel Casseus, Lorraine Toussaint

The story

Sarny, a girl, is born in a slave cabin. Her master Clel Waller is angry, saying that a boy would've been worth more. However, he doesn't sell her, as a promise has been made, so her mother is sold after a few years instead.

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