Based on the autobiographical one-man stage show by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, this lively, song-filled look at life in the black community of Lackawanna, New York, in the mid-1950s follows the young Ruben (Marcus Carl Franklin) and his mother (Carmen Ejogo) as they move into a boardinghouse run by the colorful Nanny Crosby (S. Epatha Merkerson). Hill Harper, Louis Gossett, Jr., Mos Def, Rosie Perez also star. 95 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo, Spanish Dolby Digital stereo, French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; audio commentary; deleted scene; featurette.
