Anthony Mackie, Jamara Griffin, Kerry Washington
Magnolia Pictures; Directed by Tanya Hamilton
Rated R; 90 minutes; 2011
In 1976, after years of mysterious absence, Marcus returns to the Philadelphia neighborhood
where he came of age in the midst of the Black Power movement. While his arrival raises
suspicion among his family and former neighbors, he finds acceptance from his old
friend Patricia and her daughter. However, Marcus quickly finds himself at odds with
the organization he once embraced, whose members suspect he orchestrated the slaying
of their former comrade-in-arms. In a startling sequence of events, Marcus must protect
a secret that could shatter everyone's beliefs as he rediscovers his forbidden passion
for Patricia.