The Color of Friendship

Name: The Color of Friendship
Genre: Family, Drama, TV Movie
Released: 2000-02-05
Duration: 1 h 23 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Carl Lumbly, Penny Johnson Jerald, Shadia Simmons, Anthony Burnett, Travis Kyle Davis

2000·Movie·PG·83 min·★ 6.7(71)

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Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from California and who lives in a nice home in Washington DC. When Mahree is chosen to spend a semester at the Dellums' house, she doesn't expect that her host family would be black. Nor do her hosts suspect that she is not a black South African.

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About The Color of Friendship

The Color of Friendship is a 2000 English-language family, drama and tv movie film directed by Kevin Hooks. The cast is led by Carl Lumbly, Penny Johnson Jerald, Shadia Simmons. It has a runtime of 1h 23m. Viewers rate it 6.7/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Disney Plus, Hulu.

The Color of Friendship was produced by Alan Sacks Productions and Walt Disney Television and made in United States of America. It was released on February 5, 2000, and carries a PG certification.

Director: Kevin Hooks
Writers: Paris Qualles
Release date: February 5, 2000
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Alan Sacks Productions, Walt Disney Television

The Color of Friendship cast & crew

The Color of Friendship was directed by Kevin Hooks and written by Paris Qualles.

The cast features Carl Lumbly as Ron Dellums, Penny Johnson Jerald as Roscoe Dellums, Shadia Simmons as Piper Dellums, Anthony Burnett as Brandy Dellums, Travis Kyle Davis as Erik Dellums, and Lindsey Haun as Mahree Bok.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Stanley Clarke, cinematography is by David Herrington, and it was produced by Christopher Morgan and Kevin Hooks.

Is The Color of Friendship worth watching?

The Color of Friendship holds an audience score of 6.7/10 from 71 ratings, a solidly received family films.

At 1h 23m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy family, drama, and tv movie, The Color of Friendship is worth a place on your watchlist.

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