The River Niger: In this gripping, intimate look at life in the ghetto, Johnny Williams is a house painter who moonlights as a poet, struggling to financially and emotionally support his cancer-ridden wife Mattie. But times are tough and the poverty-troubled streets are even tougher, and it takes every ounce of Johnny's love and courage for the couple to make it through.
"The River Niger: In this gripping, intimate look at life in the ghetto, Johnny Williams is a house painter who moonlights as a poet, struggling to financially and emotionally support his cancer-ridden wife Mattie. But times are tough and the poverty-troubled streets are even tougher, and it takes every ounce of Johnny's love and courage for the couple to make it through."@en
"Story of a ghetto family torn apart by a revolution, but held together through misfortune. Examines what might happen, and how people will react, when the tension of city life turns to violent revolution."@en
"Story of a ghetto family torn apart by a revolution, but held together through misfortune. Examines what might happen, and how people will react, when the tension of city life turns to violent revolution."
"Based on the play of the same title, this film tells the story of a family struggling to overcome poverty and bigotry."
"A house-painter/poet struggles to support his cancer-plagued wife."@en
"A house-painter/poet struggles to support his cancer-plagued wife."
"The River Niger: A house-painter/poet struggles to support his cancer-plagued wife. Death of a prophet: Combines documentary footage with reenactments to weave a fascinating work. A suspense thriller which follows the events in the final 24 hours of the life of religious and political leader Malcolm X."
"The story of a family in the Watts section of Los Angeles dealing with financial woes, illness and crime."@en
"Employs a blend of news footage, dramatization, and interviews to recreate the final days and assassination of religious and political leader Malcolm X. Begins with a series of interviews with those who were close to the slain civil rights leader. The main part of the film consists of a dramatization of the last day of Malcolm X's life."@en
"River Niger: The saga of an African American family's struggles to overcome poverty and racism. Blood tide: A man and his wife go to a primitive Greek island to find the wife's missing sister and discover that human sacrifices are being offered to a mysterious sea monster."
"Story of a ghetto family torn apart by a revolution, but held together through misfortune. Examines what might happen, and how people will react, when the tension of city life turns to violent revolution."
"A gathering of old men: A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer is shot."@en
"Morgan Freeman stars as Malcolm X, the dynamic African-American activist who fought for racial equality in the turbulent 1960's. This film portrays the final twenty-four hours of the civil rights leader's life, depicting the events as they unfolded that led to the controversial crusader's untimely demise on February 21, 1965. (60 min., col.)."@en
"Blood tide: An adventurer hunting for treasure in Greece accidentally frees a monster that forces local villagers to sacrifice virgins."@en
"River Niger: The saga of an African American family's struggles to overcome poverty and racism."@en
"Story of a family struggling to overcome poverty and bigotry."
""In this gripping, intimate look at life in the ghetto, Johnny Williams is a house panter that moonlights as a poet, struggling to financially and emotionally support his cancer-ridden wife Mattie. But times are tough and the poverty-troubled streets are even tougher, and it takes every ounce of Johnny's love and courage for the couple to make it through their strife, finding redemption." -- Container."
"The River Niger -- In this gripping, intimate look at life in the ghetto, Johnny Williams is a house painter that moonlights as a poet, struggling to financially and emotionally support his cancer-ridden wife Mattie. But times are tough and the poverty-troubled streets are even tougher, and it takes every ounce of Johnny's love and courage for the couple to make through their strife, finding redemption. (105 min., col.)."@en
"Blood tide: A man and his wife go to a primitive Greek island to find the wife's missing sister. When they arrive, they discover that human sacrifices are being offered to a mysterious mythical sea monster and the sister is to be the next victim."@en
"The story of a ghetto family torn apart when the inner city tensions bring on a revolution."@en
"Story of a ghetto family torn apart by a revolution, but held together through misfortune. Examines what might heppen, and how people will react, when the tension of city life turns to violent revolution."
"The River Niger is a searing saga of an African American family's struggles to overcome poverty and bigotry as they make their way in a society that holds them down."@en
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