This is a stirring and touching movie. It is about a black family living in Flint, Michigan in 1963 and a trip they take to Birmingham, Alabama during the segregation and violence of the day. The story is told by young Kenny, who lives with his mother and father and older brother Byron and sister Joetta.
The older brother has been getting into trouble and has an attitude but when the family makes the trip to see their grandmother in Alabama a few emotional events occur which cause Byron to begin to grow up. This includes a close call for Kenny and Joetta when Byron realizes just how important his family is to him. The movie contains humor and suspense, including the true historical moment when a bomb goes off in a local Baptist church and soon the family panics as Joetta was in church at the time. How will the story end?
We don’t want to give it away but this inspirational story is Dove approved and we award it five Doves, our highest rating. The superb cast includes Bryce Clyde Jenkins as Kenny, Harrison Knight as Byron, Skai Jackson as Joetta and as the parents: Anika Noni Rose as Wilona and Wood Harris as Daniel. We recommend the movie for ages twelve plus but families should consult the content listing as some parents will be fine with their kids a bit under twelve watching the movie. This one offers hope to look forward by looking back. It features themes of forgiveness, family loyalty, and the fact that all men are created equal.
