A Gathering of Old Men

Drama, TV Movie | 1987-05-10 | Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America

6.0 / 10

91 min.

A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer is shot in self defense. A group of old, black men takes a courageous step by coming forward en masse to take responsibility for the killing of a white racist, whom one of their members has shot. As the sheriff confronts the suspects, the young plantation owner stands alone in her daring defense of this group of men, provoking racial tension that makes a compelling drama.

Consolidated Productions

HR

Jennie & Co.

CBS Productions

Neue Bioskop Film

Zenith Entertainment