Mississippi Damned

Mississippi Damned (2009)

Wanting to escape was the easy part.

Three poor Black kids in rural Mississippi reap the consequences of their family's cycle of abuse, addiction, and violence.

Date of release
2009-01-16
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (15)
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
Drama
Director
Tina Mabry

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: North Carolina

Mississippi Damned is a 2009 American drama film written and directed by Tina Mabry and starring Tessa Thompson, D. B. Woodside, Malcolm Goodwin, Malcolm David Kelley and Michael Hyatt. The film was based on Mabry's life growing up in Tupelo, Mississippi. It was filmed in and around Ahoskie, North Carolina. Based on a true story, three poor black kids in rural Mississippi reap the consequences of their family's cycle of physical and sexual abuse, addiction, and violence. They independently struggle to escape their circumstances and must decide whether to confront what's plagued their family for generations or succumb to the same crippling fate, forever damned in Mississippi.

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