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Down in the Delta
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- How long is Down in the Delta?
- Down in the Delta is 1 hr 51 min long.
- Who directed Down in the Delta?
- Maya Angelou
- Who is Loretta Sinclair in Down in the Delta?
- Alfre Woodard plays Loretta Sinclair in the film.
- What is Down in the Delta about?
- Sinclair family matriarch Rosa Lynn (Mary Alice) raises enough money to help her two grandchildren and drug-addicted adult daughter, Loretta (Alfre Woodard), move to a small Mississippi town in order to escape the dangers of inner-city Chicago. There, Loretta and her kids are taken in by her gruff uncle, Earl (Al Freeman Jr.), who attempts to instill a work ethic and sense of history in his niece. With the help of Earl's tough love, Loretta does her best to put her past demons behind her.