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Cane River

Play trailer Poster for Cane River 1982,  1h 30m,  Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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100% Tomatometer 16 Reviews 50% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
A romance develops between two African-Americans from different class backgrounds.

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Nick Allen RogerEbert.com Feb 7, 2020
3/4
Cane River offers American indie cinema a hero worth remembering, and a romantic with a vision beyond his years. Go to Full Review
Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter Feb 7, 2020
Jenkins' one and only feature weaves living history, charged and messy, into a homespun, hopeful tale. It's impossible not to wonder what he might have done next. Go to Full Review
A.O. Scott New York Times Feb 6, 2020
"Cane River" invites a rethinking of American film history, and also, in its disarmingly offhand, uniquely charming manner - of other aspects of American history as well. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jul 28, 2022
A
A remarkable low-budget Black indie film. Go to Full Review
A.S. Hamrah The Baffler Sep 16, 2020
...its bleached images capture its time and place perfectly. The film has the faded-color look of a country and western album cover from a musical tradition lost in thrift store bins. Go to Full Review
Carla Hay Culture Mix Jul 14, 2020
If people get a chance to see Cane River, they might be intrigued to experience some 1980s nostalgia, but they should also appreciate the larger context of how difficult it must have been to make this movie. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Horace Jenkins

Director

Tommye Myrick

Maria Mathis

Richard Romain

Peter Metoyer

Carol Sutton

Ms. Mathis

Barbara Tasker

Dominique

Ilunga Adell

Brother

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Cane River

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Movie Info

Synopsis A romance develops between two African-Americans from different class backgrounds.
Director
Horace Jenkins
Producer
Horace Jenkins
Screenwriter
Horace Jenkins
Production Co
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
Genre
Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 6, 2020
Runtime
1h 30m
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