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You wouldn't think a film made around a funeral could be worth 4 stars would you?
Review date: 2008-02-15 Rating: 8 out of 10
But the fact is that it what "genre" does it fit into? This is a series of films within a film but which all circulate and relate to the story of Carmel Boxer played by Gabrielle Union a young coloured girl who falls in love with a young white soldier who reciprocates that love before leaving for War with his fellow soldiers.This is in Alabama where never the twain shall meet and when the troops are gone Carmel is raped by some older white men and she never meets her white soldier love again. When she dies her family and friends gather and her life story and experiences and theirs are told through Carmels narration and the families eyes, evoking memories,emotions and pains. A wonderful film with a strong cast Billy de Williams, Rae Dawn Chong, Ever Carradine, Lesley Ann Warren among others.