Richard Wright's Almos' a Man
Description
Although Dave (LeVar Burton) and his family are poor sharecroppers in the Deep South in the 1930s, this 15-year-old's problem is shared by teenagers in every era: he stands with one foot in adulthood and the other in childhood. "Almos' a man" yet still treated like a child, Dave struggles for an identity - and there's one thing, one symbol of manhood, he thinks, that could guarantee him instant respect: a gun. Dave finds a way to buy a pistol, and once he pulls the trigger for the first time, never again will they call him a boy - But he trembles, the gun overpowers the young man's body, he loses control - and his life is forever changed.
Runtime
51 min
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Date of Publication
[2011], c1976
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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