Sounder

1973 • 105 minutes

About this movie

Set in rural Louisiana during the Depression, this heartfelt story tells of a sharecropper family struggling to overcome adversity. After stealing to feed his family, Nathan is sent to a prison camp. In their fight for survival, his determined wife and their eldest son hold the family together. Once the boy becomes an adult, he searches for his father but instead discovers manhood.

Ratings and reviews

The movie Sounder is heartfelt, fantastic, and is a true expression of what black families had to endure at that time and sometimes now!

Best movie Of it's time. cult classic.

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