The Runaway (2000)
Overview
At the birth of two boys, one white and one black, a mysterious and powerful Conjure Woman (Maya Angelou) prophesies that they will start the change. Growing up as best friends in rural Georgia in the 1940s, the boys make a discovery that leads the town's new sheriff, Frank Richards (Dean Cain), to reopen the investigation of the unsolved murders of three black men. While the town would prefer that the truth remain hidden, the sheriff pursues the case, determined to see justice prevail. The Runaway is a stirring story of how friendship, determination and conviction can generate racial change in one heart or an entire town.
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What is The Runaway about?
At the birth of two boys, one white and one black, a mysterious and powerful Conjure Woman (Maya Angelou) prophesies that they will start the change. Growing up as best friends in rural Georgia in the 1940s, the boys make a discovery that leads the town's new sheriff, Frank Richards (Dean Cain), to reopen the investigation of the unsolved murders of three black men. While the town would prefer that the truth remain hidden, the sheriff pursues the case, determined to see justice prevail. The Runaway is a stirring story of how friendship, determination and conviction can generate racial change in one heart or an entire town. The Runaway is a TV Movie movie, released on 2000-12-10, runtime 100 minutes.
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Directed by
Arthur Allan Seidelman
Cast
- Dean Cain as Sheriff Frank Richards
- Debbi Morgan as Reba Monroe
- Pat Hingle as Avery
- Kathryn Erbe as Evelyn Carnes
- Cliff DeYoung as Harlan Davis
- Roxanne Hart as Alice Davis
- Duane McLaughlin as Sonny Monroe
- Charles Black as Second Man
- Tyler Long as First Boy
- Afemo Omilami as Jule Monroe
- Maya Angelou as Conjure Woman
- Frank Hoyt Taylor as Pug Holly
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