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A Raisin in the Sun (2008)

2008-02-25 · 2h 11m · EN
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Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads whare the Younger family find themselves when their father passes away and leaves them with $10,000 in life insurance money. Should they buy a new home for the family? Perhaps a liquor store? While no choice is easy, life on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s is even harder.

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Kenny LeonDirectorLorraine HansberryWriter

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Sean CombsSean CombsWalter Lee YoungerSanaa LathanSanaa LathanBeneatha YoungerAudra McDonaldAudra McDonaldRuth YoungerPhylicia RashādPhylicia RashādLena YoungerBill NunnBill NunnBoboDavid OyelowoDavid OyelowoJoseph AsagaiRon Cephas JonesRon Cephas JonesWilly HarrisSean Patrick ThomasSean Patrick ThomasGeorge MurchisonJohn StamosJohn StamosCarl LinderSandi RossSandi RossEarline JohnsonRudy WebbRudy WebbMr. JohnsonMartin RoachMartin RoachWalter Lee Sr.

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Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads whare the Younger family find themselves when their father passes away and leaves them with $10,000 in life insurance money. Should they buy a new home for the family? Perhaps a liquor store? While no choice is easy, life on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s is even harder.

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A Raisin in the Sun has a runtime of 131 minutes.

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