Shadrach (1998)
In 1935, 99-year-old former slave Shadrach asks to be buried on the soil where he was born to slavery, and that land is owned by the large Dabney family, consisting of Vernon, Trixie and their seven children, and to bury a black man on that land is a violation of strict Virginia law.
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Harvey KeitelVernon
Andie MacDowellTrixie
Martin SheenNarrator (voice)John Franklin SawyerShadrachScott TerraPaulGinnie RandallVirginia
Darrell LarsonFather
Deborah HedwallMotherDaniel TreatLittle Mole
Jonathan Parks JordanMiddle MoleErin UnderwoodLucinda
Muse WatsonCaptainKeywords
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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityWoman Director · Slavery · VirginiaDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference313154Actor preference107878 · 65159 · 67970
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In 1935, 99-year-old former slave Shadrach asks to be buried on the soil where he was born to slavery, and that land is owned by the large Dabney family, consisting of Vernon, Trixie and their seven children, and to bury a black man on that land is a violation of strict Virginia law.
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Shadrach has a runtime of 88 minutes.
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