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A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades.

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Its release date is Wednesday December 18, 1985

Production details

Director	Steven Spielberg
Cast	Akosua Busia, Danny Glover, Margaret Avery & Whoopi Goldberg
Genre	Drama
Country of origin	The United States
Release date	1985-12-18
Theme	Africa, Black People, Child abuse, Jazz, Pedophilia, Pregnancy & Teenage Pregnancy, Prison, Race Ethnicity, Racism, Rape, Sibling Relationship, Southern Usa & Violent Father
Place setting	Georgia (U.S. State)
Time setting	1900s & 1920s
Script	Alice Walker (novel) & Menno Meyjes (screenplay)
Cinematography	Allen Daviau
Music	Quincy Jones
Costs	$15,000,000
Box Office Revenue	$146,292,009
Runtime	154 min