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Down in the Delta
Down in the Delta

Down in the Delta

Sometimes, the last place you expected to be is the one place you've always belonged...

Genres

Drama

OverView

A single mother plagued by alcohol and drug addictions is sent with her children from Chicago to her ancestral home in the Mississippi Delta, to live with her uncle and aunt for the summer.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$5672903

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

25 December 1998

Country

United States of America

Cast

Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

Loretta Sinclair

Al Freeman Jr.

Al Freeman Jr.

Earl Sinclair

Esther Rolle

Esther Rolle

Annie Sinclair

Mary Alice

Mary Alice

Rosa Lynn Sinclair

Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

Zenia

Wesley Snipes

Wesley Snipes

Will Sinclair

Mpho Koaho

Mpho Koaho

Thomas

Anne-Marie Johnson

Anne-Marie Johnson

Monica

Justin Lord

Justin Lord

Dr. Rainey

Richard Yearwood

Richard Yearwood

Marco

Sandra Caldwell

Sandra Caldwell

Volunteer

Colleen Williams

Colleen Williams

Tourist Woman

Richard Blackburn

Richard Blackburn

Tourist Man

Philip Akin

Philip Akin

Manager

Mary Fallick

Mary Fallick

Drug Addict

Sandi Ross

Sandi Ross

Pawnbroker

Barbara Barnes-Hopkins

Barbara Barnes-Hopkins

Prim Woman

Marium Carvell

Marium Carvell

Prim Sister

Quancetia Hamilton

Quancetia Hamilton

Gina

Kim Roberts

Kim Roberts

Isabelle

Michelyn Emelle

Michelyn Emelle

Dozing Woman

Johnie Chase

Johnie Chase

Grinning Man

Andrea Lewis

Andrea Lewis

Cassandra

Nigel Shawn Williams

Nigel Shawn Williams

Carl

Bernard Browne

Bernard Browne

Diner #1

Alison Sealy-Smith

Alison Sealy-Smith

Diner #2

Eugene Clark

Eugene Clark

Citizen #1

Chris Benson

Chris Benson

Citizen #2

Neville Edwards

Neville Edwards

Slave Man

Yanna McIntosh

Yanna McIntosh

Slave Woman

Troy Seivwright-Adams

Troy Seivwright-Adams

Collin

Kevin Duhaney

Kevin Duhaney

Justin

Joel Gordon

Joel Gordon

Jesse 1865 (age 17)

Phillip Jarrett

Phillip Jarrett

Jesse 1890 (age 42)

Kulani Hassen

Kulani Hassen

Tracy

DeFoy Glenn

DeFoy Glenn

Reverend Floyd

Jeff Jones

Jeff Jones

Man in Congregation

Carol Anderson

Carol Anderson

Jesse's Wife

Clinton Green

Clinton Green

Soloist in Church

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