Brother to Brother

January. 17,2004      
Rating:
7.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A drama that looks back on the Harlem Renaissance from the perspective of an elderly, black writer who meets a gay teenager in a New York homeless shelter.

Anthony Mackie as  Perry
Lawrence Gilliard Jr. as  Marcus
Duane Boutte as  Young Bruce
Daniel Sunjata as  Langston
Alex Burns as  Jim
Ray Ford as  Wally
Ryan Michelle Bathe as  Classroom Girl #2
Tracie Thoms as  Mom on Subway
Roger Robinson as  Bruce Nugent

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