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TV icon Oprah Winfrey
stars as a former slave who suffers mightily to protect her family in this mystical adaptation of Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize-winning book about slavery's lasting effects on a black family in 1873 Ohio. Jonathan Demme directed this moving drama, which costars Danny Glover,
Beah Richards
& Jason Robards.
The film, produced by Winfrey, put young Thandie Newton
on the map portraying the mysterious title character.
Rated R 2 hours 52 minutes 1998
3 stars. We couldn't get into this movie at all. Acting was good but the story was really hard to follow. Maybe just not in the mood for this type of show.