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The Visit (2000)

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Film details

Featuring

Hill Harper Obba Babatundé Rae Dawn Chong
Director

Jordan Walker-Pearlman
Country

USA
Year

2000
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Drama. Tony, a reasonably well-off man with a family, visits his younger brother, Alex, in prison. Alex is bitter and resentful of his family's apparent abandonment of him since Tony is the only family member who has visited him in the last five years. Tony is also the only relative who knows that Alex is suffering from AIDS, apparently following a rape in prison. Alex is dying, and tries to persuade Tony to make his parents visit. Once this first step is accomplished, Alex starts out on a path of redemption, helped by his family, therapists and old friends.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Alex Waters
    
    Hill Harper
  - Tony Waters
    
    Obba Babatundé
  - Felicia McDonald
    
    Rae Dawn Chong
  - Henry Waters
    
    Billy Dee Williams
  - Lois Waters
    
    Marla Gibbs
  - Dr Coles
    
    Phylicia Rashad
  - Marilyn Coffey
    
    Talia Shire
  - Bill Brenner
    
    David Clennon
  - Al Rheingold
    
    Glynn Turman
  - Max Cruz
    
    Figueroa, Efrain
  - Julie Bronsky
    
    Amy Stiller
  - cast member
    
    Jascha Washington
  - cast member
    
    Babers, Chris
  - cast member
    
    Freeman, Jennifer Nicole
  - cast member
    
    Tim Dezarn
  - cast member
    
    Charmin Lee White
  - cast member
    
    Terrell Mitchell
  - cast member
    
    Enoh Essien
  - cast member
    
    Hugh Dane
  - cast member
    
    Jordan Lund
  - cast member
    
    Kirk Acevedo
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Jordan Walker-Pearlman
  - Assistant Director
    
    Frank Pinnock
  Production:
  - Presented by
    
    DaWa Movies
  - Executive Producer
    
    Suzanne Columbia
  - Executive Producer
    
    Anastasia King
  - Executive Producer
    
    Vicky Pike
  - Executive Producer
    
    Morris Ruskin
  - Executive Producer
    
    Kosmond Russell
  - Producer
    
    Jordan Walker-Pearlman
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Jordan Walker-Pearlman
  - Based on the play by
    
    Kosmond Russell
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Ndiaga Temps, John
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Alison Learned
  - Editor
    
    Jordan Walker-Pearlman
  Design:
  - Production Designer
    
    John Larena
  - Art Director
    
    Andy Brittan
  Costumes:
  - Costume Designer
    
    Carlos Rosario
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Bearden, Michael
  - Music
    
    Stefan Dickerson
  - Music
    
    Ramsey Lewis
  - Music
    
    Wallace Roney
  - Music
    
    Smith, Stanley A.
  Sound:
  - Sound
    
    Mike Hall

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