Black college graduate Richard Kelly reluctantly accepts a plea bargain requiring him to spend two semesters at an all-white seminary after he's wrongly accused of crimes committed during the 1965 Watts riots. Facing bigotry on all sides, he's close to cracking until he meets an elderly custodian who helps him navigate the trials of racism.
as Richard Kelly
as Kate Allison
as Samuel Benton
as Alan Beckett
as Kimmy
as Roscoe
as Fred Leak
as Bessie Benton
as James
as Ruth Kelly
as Nick Giffuni
as Bill
as Professor Powell
as Marvin Kelly
as Lisa Kreemack
as Richard Kelly - Age 12
as Jojo
as Bobby Kelly - Age 6
as Cynthia Beckett
as Attorney
as Roscoe - Age 12
as Bobby - Age 16
as Dr. Anderton
as Brian Thomas
as Stansfield Tremaine
as Bill Dunn
as Big Woman
as Inmate
as Jonathan
as Shotgun
as Student #1
as Matthew
as Secretary
as Kaleem
as Skinny
as Roscoe's Friend
as Faculty Seminary Member
as Student #2
as TV Announcer
as Professor
as Classmate (uncredited)