Characters & Themes
Cane River (1982) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1982 · 104 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Horace B. Jenkins
- Starring
- Carol Sutton, Barbara Tasker, Ilunga Adell, Richard Romain, Tommye Myrick, Lloyd La Cour
A forbidden romance reveals the divide between two Black communities in Cane River: light‑skinned, property‑owning Creoles and darker‑skinned, marginalized families, both descendants of slaves living apart. Set in the Louisiana bayou, their secret meetings expose lingering color and class hierarchies, forcing each to balance family loyalty with desire.
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