Sins of the Mother (2010)

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Country: Canada
Genres: Drama
Release: 2010-02-21
Director: Paul A. Kaufman
Writers: Elizabeth Hunter , Carleen Brice
Language: English
Stars: Jill Scott , Nicole Beharie , Katharine Isabelle , Monaeya Silveira , Matt Ward , Dave Leach , Ecstasia Sanders , Mimi Rogers (I) , Jerry Wasserman , Gale Van Cott
Runtime: 90 min
Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations
AKA: Il suffit d'un premier pas (France, French Republic) , Amarties goneon (Greece) , Die Sünden der Mutter (Germany) , Sins of the Mother (Canada) , Sins of the Mother
Plot: Shay is a young African-American college student whom is forced to take a year off from school to return to her hometown where she struggles with her anger and insecurity when she's forced to confront her alcoholic mother, Nona, whom is currently in AA and a churchgoer, over her entire childhood of abuse and neglect which Shay is both unwilling and unable to let go of.
IMDB:tt1518859