Five Nights in Maine

Aug 5, 2016

1h 22m

★ 5.1

Overview

A young African American man, reeling from the tragic loss of his wife, travels to rural Maine to seek answers from his estranged mother-in-law, who is herself confronting guilt and grief over her daughter's death.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Yoruba Saxon

Loveless

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Cast

Sherwin

David Oyelowo

Lucinda

Dianne Wiest

Ann

Rosie Perez

Penelope

Teyonah Parris

Fiona

Hani Furstenberg

George

Bill Raymond

John

Neal Lerner

Jamal

Youness Zakaria

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Five Nights in Maine

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