Based on a Langston Hughes play, the story follows a teen (Jacob Latimore) from Baltimore to Harlem at Christmastime: Evicted from his home in Maryland, he visits his grandparents (Forest Whitaker and Angela Bassett), but he does not like their rules and he is determined to make money and return home to help his mother (Jennifer Hudson). Also with Tyrese Gibson, Vondie Curtis Hall, Mary J. Blige and Nas. Directed by Kasi Lemmons. [1:33 . . .
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