Maya Angelou's childhood hits different when you see it—grandmothers, trauma, and finding your voice.
Based on writer Maya Angelou's eloquent reminiscences of her days as a gifted youngster growing up in the South during the Depression years where she and her older brother were raised by their grandmother after the divorce of their parents.
Acting
Ruby Dee and Esther Rolle absolutely carry this.
Writing
Angelou's prose adapted with surprising fidelity.
Director
Fielder Cook
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