This is a coming-of-age story of a boy living in the Depression era of the South. "Boy" (Daniel Lee Robertson III) learns the hard way about the realities of being black, poor and unable to read. But he also learns about the deep love of family, the long-suffering loyalty of a dog and the importance of words, faith, stories & truth.
Carl Lumbly
as The Father
Suzzanne Douglas
as The Mother
Daniel Lee Robertson III
as The Boy
Paul Winfield
as The Teacher
Marcus Johnson
as Brother
Peter MacNeill
as Sheriff
Bill Lake
as Deputy
Eugene Clark
as Preacher 1
Conrad Coates
as Preacher 2
Neil Girvan
as Guard 1
Bruce McFee
as Crew Boss
Ashley Archer
as Sister
