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A Raisin in the Sun(Movie, 2008)

FSK: 6+ years
| 2h 11min | Genre: Drama
A Raisin in the SunRating: 3.2/5 (with 1414 votes)
A Raisin in the Sun is a 2008 American period drama television film directed by Kenny Leon and starring Sean Combs, Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad, and Sanaa Lathan. The teleplay by Paris Qualles is based on the award-winning 1959 play of the same name by Lorraine Hansberry and is the third film adaptation of that play following the 1961 film that starred Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, and Diana Sands, and the 1989 TV version on PBS' American Playhouse starring Danny Glover, and Esther Rolle. A Raisin in the Sun debuted at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was broadcast by ABC on February 25, 2008. According to Nielsen Media Research, the program was watched by 12.8 million viewers and ranked #9 in the ratings for the week ending March 2, 2008. ()
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About A Raisin in the Sun

Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads whare the Younger family find themselves when their father passes away and leaves them with $10,000 in life insurance money. Should they buy a new home for the family? Perhaps a liquor store? While no choice is easy, life on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s is even harder.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 9 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 09/04/2008 (World premiere: 02/25/2008)
Director: Kenny Leon
Screenwriter: Paris Qualles
Film Editor: Melissa Kent
Composer: Mervyn Warren

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Other movies with this title: A Raisin in the Sun (US, 1961), A Raisin in the Sun (1989)

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