Tim Reid
Director
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1996)
A narrator tells the story of his childhood years in a tightly knit Afro-American community in the deep south under racial segregation.
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Production Companies: BET Pictures, United Image Entertainme
Country: United States
Production Country:
United States
Languages:
English
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Runtime: 115 min.
Released: Jan. 26, 1996
Status: Released
Certification: PG / 11+