The Color of Friendship

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The Color of Friendship

TV-G,

2000,

1h 23m,

Drama

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2,500+ Ratings

In 1977, two girls from opposite sides of the world come together and change each other's lives. Young, white Mahree Bok lives in apartheid South Africa with her wealthy family. Piper Dellums, the daughter of a black U.S. congressman in Washington, D.C., prepares to welcome Mahree to the U.S. for a semester abroad. Mahree is surprised to find her host family is black, and Piper is stunned that Mahree is white. Each will have to question the assumptions she had.

Ramin Zahed

Variety

Sep 11, 2019

Since the film is based on actual events, Paris Qualles' script and thesps' overall work have stronger emotional resonance than the usual "A dream is a wish your heart makes"-type pics airing on the Mouse cabler.

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Melanie McFarland

Seattle Times

Sep 11, 2019

Cutesy interludes don't diminish the movie's impact. "The Color of Friendship" is certainly one of the better films you'll see on the channel, and certainly worth setting aside family tube time.

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Paul Schultz

New York Daily News

Sep 11, 2019

The performances are wonderful, and when politics arise it seems natural.

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Rachel Wagner

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

Sep 14, 2024

A brave movie that should inspire a lot of great family discussions

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

Jun 1, 2020

4/5

Smart Disney drama tackles race and apartheid; racist slurs.

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Theodore W

Feb 18, 2019

Disney Channel at their boldest when brilliantly addressing serious social issues in beginning enlightenment and adapting a new structure from classical recognition, which is where unintentional humor occasionally spurs from, to a finely-delivered story while building up the heart with timelessly relevant meaningful revelatory and excellent performances towards a dated script that is bothered by inevitable awkwardness. (B+) (Full review TBD)

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Leia S

Feb 12, 2010

A touching drama about unlikely friends who overcome their biases. (First viewing - Teen years)

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Kevin Hooks

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Synopsis

In 1977, two girls from opposite sides of the world come together and change each other's lives. Young, white Mahree Bok lives in apartheid South Africa with her wealthy family. Piper Dellums, the daughter of a black U.S. congressman in Washington, D.C., prepares to welcome Mahree to the U.S. for a semester abroad. Mahree is surprised to find her host family is black, and Piper is stunned that Mahree is white. Each will have to question the assumptions she had.

Director: Kevin Hooks
Producer: Kevin Hooks, Chris Morgan
Production Co: Alan Sacks Productions
Rating: TV-G
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 23m

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