Strange Fruit

Strange Fruit (2004)

New York attorney William Boyals has escaped the Louisiana bayou of his childhood, but he must return to investigate the death of a childhood friend who, like Boyals himself, was both black and gay.

Date of release
2004-10-09
TMDB
3.9 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 55m
Genres
Mystery, Thriller
Director
Kyle Schickner

Casting

Interesting facts

Strange Fruit is a 2004 film written and directed by Kyle Schickner and starring Kent Faulcon as William Boyals and Berlinda Tolbert as Emma Ayers. It was produced by FenceSitter Films. The title comes from the 1939 Billie Holiday song.

Production

When told by producers, who had offered the film a $6 million budget, that the lead character could not be both black and gay, Kyle Schickner left the studio to produce the film for only $250,000.

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