Cane River

Story

Synopsis

A budding, forbidden romance lays bare the tensions between two black communities, both descended from slaves but of disparate opportunity—the light-skinned, property-owning Creoles and the darker-skinned, more disenfranchised families of the area.

Director

Horace B. Jenkins

Writers

Horace B. Jenkins

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

14 October 1982

Ensemble

Cast

• Tommye Myrick

  Maria Mathis

• Richard Romain

  Peter Metoyer

• Barbara Tasker

  Dominique

• Ilunga Adell

  Brother

• Lloyd La Cour

  Mr. Metoyer

• 

  Carol Sutton

  Ms. Mathis

• Stephen Severin

  Beau

• Noray Francis

  Blue

• Lolis Edward Elie

  Lawyer

• Kelli Rene Carpenter

  Tour Guide

• Marie Dupre

  Granny

• Maurice Harrell

  Ticketter