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Drama

Red Hook Summer

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When his mom deposits him at the Red Hook housing project in Brooklyn to spend the summer with the grandfather he’s never met, young Flik may as well have landed on Mars. Fresh from his cushy life in Atlanta, he’s bored and friendless, and his strict grandfather, Enoch, a firebrand preacher, is bent on getting him to accept Jesus Christ as his personal savior. Only Chazz, the feisty girl from church, provides a diversion from the drudgery. As hot summer simmers and Sunday mornings brim with Enoch’s operatic sermons, things turn anything but dull as people’s conflicting agendas collide.

Release Date : 2012-08-10

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Clarke Peters

Character Name : Da Good Bishop Enoch Rouse

Original Name : Clarke Peters

Gender : Male

Nate Parker

Character Name : Box

Original Name : Nate Parker

Gender : Male

Thomas Jefferson Byrd

Character Name : Deacon Zee

Original Name : Thomas Jefferson Byrd

Gender : Male

Toni Lysaith

Character Name : Chazz Morningstar

Original Name : Toni Lysaith

Gender : Female

Jules Brown

Character Name : Flik Royale

Original Name : Jules Brown

Gender : Male

Heather Simms

Character Name : Sister Sharon Morningstar

Original Name : Heather Simms

Gender : Female

Quincy Tyler Bernstine

Character Name : Hazel

Original Name : Quincy Tyler Bernstine

Gender : Female

De'Adre Aziza

Character Name : Colleen Royale

Original Name : De'Adre Aziza

Gender : Female

Kimberly Hebert Gregory

Character Name : Sister Sweet

Original Name : Kimberly Hebert Gregory

Gender : Female

Colman Domingo

Character Name : Blessing Rowe

Original Name : Colman Domingo

Gender : Male

Spike Lee

Character Name : Mr. Mookie

Original Name : Spike Lee

Gender : Male

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Character Name : Detective Flood

Original Name : Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Gender : Male

Al Palagonia

Character Name : Detective Haggerty

Original Name : Al Palagonia

Gender : Male

Limary Agosto

Character Name : Lourdes

Original Name : Limary Agosto

Gender : Female

Stephen McKinley Henderson

Character Name : Deacon Yancy

Original Name : Stephen McKinley Henderson

Gender : Male

Daniel Breaker

Character Name : Cliff

Original Name : Daniel Breaker

Gender : Male

Turron Kofi Alleyne

Character Name : Butter

Original Name : Turron Kofi Alleyne

Gender : Male

Tracy Camilla Johns

Character Name : Mother Darling

Original Name : Tracy Camilla Johns

Gender : Female

James Ransone

Character Name : Kevin

Original Name : James Ransone

Gender : Male

Sumayya Ali

Character Name : Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Member

Original Name : Sumayya Ali

Gender : Male

Jon Batiste

Character Name : Da Organist Tk Hazelton

Original Name : Jon Batiste

Gender : Male

Charles Anthony Bryant

Character Name : Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Member

Original Name : Charles Anthony Bryant

Gender : Male

Janinah Burnett

Character Name : Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Member

Original Name : Janinah Burnett

Gender : Male

Courtney D. Carey

Character Name : Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Member

Original Name : Courtney D. Carey

Gender : Male

Jim Davis

Character Name : Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Director

Original Name : Jim Davis

Gender : Male

Shani Foster

Character Name : Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Member

Original Name : Shani Foster

Gender : Male

Arthur French

Character Name : Mr. Curtis

Original Name : Arthur French

Gender : Male

Louanne Harris

Character Name : Donna / Kayak Instructor

Original Name : Louanne Harris

Gender : Male

Samantha Ivers

Character Name : Patty Simmons

Original Name : Samantha Ivers

Gender : Female

Kalon Jackson

Character Name : Husband / Father

Original Name : Kalon Jackson

Gender : Male

Kevin D. Johnson

Character Name : Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Member

Original Name : Kevin D. Johnson

Gender : Male

Jackson Lee

Character Name : Kayak Kid

Original Name : Jackson Lee

Gender : Male

Brian K. Major

Character Name : Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Member

Original Name : Brian K. Major

Gender : Male

Lillie Marshall

Character Name : Miss Marshall

Original Name : Lillie Marshall

Gender : Male

Sakura Myers

Character Name : Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Member

Original Name : Sakura Myers

Gender : Male

Sincere Peters

Character Name : Blessing Rowe - 12 Yrs Old

Original Name : Sincere Peters

Gender : Male

Mari-Yan L. Pringle

Character Name : Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Member

Original Name : Mari-Yan L. Pringle

Gender : Male

Gregory A. Robinson

Character Name : Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Member

Original Name : Gregory A. Robinson

Gender : Male

Moriah Scott

Character Name : Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Member

Original Name : Moriah Scott

Gender : Male

Charlotte Small

Character Name : Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Member

Original Name : Charlotte Small

Gender : Male

Nesean Smith

Character Name : Lil' Budda

Original Name : Nesean Smith

Gender : Male

Tyheim Smith

Character Name : Kayak Kid

Original Name : Tyheim Smith

Gender : Male

Briana Swann

Character Name : Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Member

Original Name : Briana Swann

Gender : Male

Fred Tolliver Jr.

Character Name : Born Knowledge

Original Name : Fred Tolliver Jr.

Gender : Male

Brandon Waddles

Character Name : Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Member

Original Name : Brandon Waddles

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Dan_Tebasco

@Dan_Tebasco

2021-06-23

Starts off pretty good, gets a bit muddy in the middle with only the ocassional spark but in the end picks up again, with a change of tone that was unexpected but made it a bit more interesting. Although in the end not entirely a religious film there is countless of talks of God and Jesus, in fact there are more scenes with references to one of them than there are without them. The music is great but ocassionally I felt like they could just left the background silent cause it felt like it was pretty nonstop throughout. Spike Lee does have a tendency to overuse music though in general. And some of the scenes (especially the preacher scenes) were too long for their own good. The acting overall is solid especially Clarke Peters as the bishop shines, the kids weren't that amazing though (in particular the girl who played Chazz... 'Ooooooooooooooh!'). Overall it's okay, far better than 'Da Sweet Blood of Jesus' and maybe even slightly better than 'ChiRaq' but it's still far from Spike Lee's work in his heydays we're talking about here. 5.5/10... a weak 3/5.