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A true story based on the early life of actress, professor and author Maya Angelou. The story traces her life from when she and her brother move in with her mother to the trauma of being raped as a little girl by one of her mother's boyfriends and the several years of silence that came after the attack.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Fielder Cook
- Writer
- Maya Angelou, Leonora Thuna
- Starring
- Paul Benjamin, Diahann Carroll, Ruby Dee
Details
- Release date
- Apr 28, 1979
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
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