A budding, forbidden romance lays bare the tensions between two black communities, both descended from slaves but of disparate opportunity—the light-skinned, property-owning Creoles and the darker-skinned, more disenfranchised families of the area.
Top Cast
Tommye Myrick as Maria Mathis
Richard Romain as Peter Metoyer
Barbara Tasker as Dominique
Ilunga Adell as Brother
Lloyd La Cour as Mr. Metoyer
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