Warming by the Devil's Fire

1h 29m
DocumentaryMusicDrama
6.9

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.

Cast

Tommy Redmond Hicks
Uncle Buddy
Nathaniel Lee Jr.
Junior
Carl Lumbly
Narrator

Crew

Charles Burnett
Director, Writer
John L. Demps Jr.
Cinematography

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