Brother to Brother

A drama that looks back on the Harlem Renaissance from the perspective of an elderly, black writer who meets a gay teenager in a New York homeless shelter.

Cast

Anthony Mackie

as Perry

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

as Marcus

Duane Boutte

as Young Bruce

Daniel Sunjata

as Langston

Alex Burns

as Jim

Ray Ford

as Wally

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

as Zora

Roger Robinson

as Bruce Nugent

Chad L. Coleman

as El

Lance Reddick

as James

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