"Everything is hotter down south."

2006

1h 56m

6.8(994 votes)

Drama

Overview

A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, is looking everywhere for love, but never quite finding it.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Christina Ricci

Rae

Samuel L. Jackson

Lazarus

Justin Timberlake

Ronnie Morgan

S. Epatha Merkerson

Angela

John Cothran

Reverend R. L.

David Banner

Tehronne

Michael Raymond-James

Gill

Adriane Lenox

Rose Woods

Kim Richards

Sandy

Neimus K. Williams

Lincoln

Creative team

Directed by: Craig Brewer
Written by: Craig Brewer
Produced by: John Singleton
Stephanie Allain

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