Rivers Wash Over Me

Nov 14, 2009

1h 27m

★ 5.0

Overview

After his mother dies, Sequan, a sensitive teenager from Brooklyn, moves in with relatives living in a small town plagued with secrets hidden deep within its lush, rural Alabama terrain. Sequan finds refuge in a friendship with a troubled girl who astutely hones in on his true sexuality and introduces him to her cute brother.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Sequan Greene

Derrick L. Middleton

Charles King

Darien Sills-Evans

Lori Anderson

Elizabeth Dennis

Michael Willis

Cameron Mitchell Mason

Ahmed Robins

Duane McLaughlin

Jake Anderson

Aidan Schultz-Meyer

Alice

Pamela Stewart

Celeste Anderson

Julia Carothers Hughes

Coach WIlliams

Terrance Epps

Charity

Tina Jetter

LuEllen

Leslie Jones

Mr. Hack

Paul Kelly

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