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A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation. (fonte: Imdb)

Jack Palmer is a social worker whose job is to help four mentally challenged men live regular lives in a home. Norman, works at a donut shop and has a thing for keys; Barry, thinks he is a golf pro and doesn't communicate well with his father; Arnold, has a habit of spending money; and Lucien, who is into Spider Man and must testify before the state senate. Jack wants to help them, but he also thinks it is time to move on with his life.
Rated PG for thematic elements.

The movie makes me cry every time I see it.

Very well done. Believable acting.

His name was Kunta Kinte. Kidnapped from Africa and enslaved in America, he refused to accept his slave name of Toby. Heirs kept his heroic defiance alive, whispering his name Kunta Kinte. (fonte: amazon.com)

The Gale Sayers-Brian Piccolo story has been told before. But it needs to be told to every generation of kids. They need to know how a hero dies - and more importantly how he lives.

A victim of his own anger, the Kid is a Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band, the Revolution, escaping a tumultuous home life through music. While trying to avoid making the same mistakes as his truculent father, the Kid navigates the club scene and a rocky relationship with a captivating singer, Apollonia. But another musician, Morris, looks to steal the Kid's spotlight -- and his girl.
(source: TMDb)