1972 · drama · period
Sounder
Directed by Martin Ritt1h 45m1972
The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.
Our read: Sounder (1972) reads as a neutral, steady, grounded drama · period entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Neutral, steady, measured drama / period, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- tender
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