Warming by the Devil's Fire

October. 01,2003      
Rating:
7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Director Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, My Brother's Wedding, To Sleep with Anger) presents a tale about a young boy's encounter with his family in Mississippi in the 1950s, and intergenerational tensions between the heavenly strains of gospel and the devilish moans of the blues.

Tommy Redmond Hicks as  Uncle Buddy
Carl Lumbly as  Narrator

Reviews

MoPoshy
2003/10/01

Absolutely brilliant

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RipDelight
2003/10/02

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

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Frances Chung
2003/10/03

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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Juana
2003/10/04

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

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