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A Raisin in the Sun

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A Raisin in the Sun

6.1

2h 11m

2008

Synopsis

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.

Director

Kenny Leon

DramaTV Movie

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Cast & Crew

Sean Combs

Sean Combs

as Walter Lee Younger

Sanaa Lathan

Sanaa Lathan

as Beneatha Younger

Audra McDonald

Audra McDonald

as Ruth Younger

Phylicia Rashād

Phylicia Rashād

as Lena Younger

Bill Nunn

Bill Nunn

as Bobo

David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo

as Joseph Asagai

Ron Cephas Jones

Ron Cephas Jones

as Willy Harris

Sean Patrick Thomas

Sean Patrick Thomas

as George Murchison

John Stamos

John Stamos

as Carl Linder

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