Daughters of the Dust
1991 · Movie · 112 min · ★ 6.3 · 88% critics
Set in 1902, this drama follows an African-American family on a South Carolina sea island as they prepare to leave for the North. On the eve of that move, memories, traditions, faith, and questions about identity shape a farewell to a way of life.
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Details
- Years
- 1991
- Release date
- 1991-01-24
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (56 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy reflective, poetic period dramas about family, heritage, and change, especially if titles like The Dead or Yentl appeal to you; Not for you if you want a fast, straightforward story.
Pros: poetic atmosphere; rich cultural portrait; haunting beauty | Cons: very slow pace; fragmented storytelling; challenging dialect
Themes
- island
- rape
- mystic
- slavery
- woman director
- l.a. rebellion
- gullah
Cast & crew
Cora Lee Day
as Nana Peazant
Alva Rogers
as Eula Peazant
Barbara O. Jones
as Yellow Mary
Trula Hoosier
as Trula
- UA
Umar Abdurrahamn
as Bilal Muhammad
- AA
Adisa Anderson
as Eli Peazant
Kaycee Moore
as Haagar Peazant
Bahni Turpin
as Iona Peazant
Cheryl Lynn Bruce
as Viola Peazant
Tommy Redmond Hicks
as Mr. Snead
Directed by Julie Dash