Daughters of the Dust

Daughters of the Dust

6.3IMDb Score
Released:1991-01-24
Genre:Drama, Romance
Duration:112 min
Country:United States of America, Germany
Director:Julie Dash
Actors:Cora Lee Day, Alva Rogers, Barbara O. Jones, Trula Hoosier, Umar Abdurrahamn
Production:WMG Film, American Playhouse, Geechee Girls

Overview:

In 1902, an African-American family living on a sea island off the coast of South Carolina prepares to move to the North.

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