Soul Food |
George Tillman Jr./ USA / 1997 / 115 mins
/ Vanessa J.Williams, Vivica A.Fox, Nia Long |
A feast of smoked cooked ham and sweet corn bread and the lives and tribulations of an African American family in contemporary Chicago. A surprise hit in the US last year, Soul Food explores the effect on Mother Joe's extended family when she 's taken into hospital and they have to look after themselves. The powerful cast includes Vanessa J.Williams, Vivica A.Fox and a cameo from Babyface whose wike, Tracey E.Edmonds co-produced the fiml. A rare and welcome return to Bristol of one of the best African American films of recent years with an exeptional soundtrack from artists such as BLACKstreet, Boyz II Men, Babyface and En Vogue.
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