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The Runaway (2000) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2000 · 100 mins · English
- Directed by
- Arthur Allan Seidelman
- Starring
- Pat Hingle, Debbi Morgan, Kathryn Erbe, Maya Angelou, Afemo Omilami, Dean Cain
A mysterious Conjure Woman (Maya Angelou) foretells that a biracial pair of brothers will spark change. Raised as close friends on a 1940s Georgia farm, they uncover evidence that compels new sheriff Frank Richards (Dean Cain) to revisit the unsolved murders of three Black men. Defying a town that wants the past buried, the sheriff seeks justice, showing how friendship and resolve can drive racial transformation.
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