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Daughters of the Dust

Daughters of the Dust

Drama · Romance · 1991

In 1902, a Gullah family on the Sea Islands off South Carolina decide whether to migrate to the mainland, risking their unique cultural heritage.

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Daughters of the Dust

1991 Drama · Romance 1h 52m

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6.3 / 10

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In 1902, a Gullah family on the Sea Islands off South Carolina decide whether to migrate to the mainland, risking their unique cultural heritage.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Julie Dash

Written by

Julie Dash

Cora Lee Day

Cora Lee Day

Nana Peazant

Alva Rogers

Alva Rogers

Eula Peazant

Barbara O. Jones

Barbara O. Jones

Yellow Mary

Trula Hoosier

Trula Hoosier

Trula

U

Umar Abdurrahamn

Bilal Muhammad

A

Adisa Anderson

Eli Peazant

Kaycee Moore

Kaycee Moore

Haagar Peazant

Court is in session

Put Daughters of the Dust on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.