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The Language You Cry In (1998) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1998 · More mins · English
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- Directed by
- Ángel Serrano, Alvaro Toepke
- Starring
- Vertamae Grosvenor
The film presents a scholarly detective narrative that uncovers concrete connections between African‑American communities and their African ancestors. Tracing a journey across centuries and thousands of miles, it links the Gullah people of modern Georgia directly to 18th‑century Sierra Leone, illuminating a shared linguistic and cultural heritage.
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