Idlewild

A reticent piano player Percival, along with Rooster, his flamboyant lead performer and manager, struggle to keep their speakeasy, in the Prohibition-era South, out of the hands of gangsters who want to take it over.

Cast

André 3000

as Percival

Big Boi

as Rooster

Paula Patton

as Angel

Terrence Howard

as Trumpy

Faizon Love

as Ace

Malinda Williams

as Zora

Cicely Tyson

as Mother Hopkins

Macy Gray

as Taffy

Ben Vereen

as Percy Senior

Bruce Bruce

as Nathan

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