A Raisin in the Sun (2008 film)

• Sean Combs: Walter Lee Younger
• Sanaa Lathan: Beneatha Younger
• Audra McDonald: Ruth Younger
• Phylicia Rashad: Lena Younger
• Justin Martin: Travis Younger
• Bill Nunn: Bobo
• David Oyelowo: Joseph Asagai
• Ron C. Jones: Willy Harris
• Sean Patrick Thomas: George Murchison
• John Stamos: Carl Lindner

A Raisin in the Sun is an American film drama directed by Kenny Leon from the year 2008. The television film is a film adaptation of the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry from the year 1959.

Action

The African American Walter Lee Younger lived in 1959 with his wife Ruth, son Travis, mother Lena and sister Beneatha in a dilapidated apartment in the black neighborhood of Chicago. Lena's husband had died and whose life insurance will pay out $ 10,000. The check is expected to arrive the next day.

This event is coming up fast. Each family member wants to fulfill his lifelong dream. The flighty Beneatha wants to study medicine, Walter Lee plans with two friends to open a liquor store, his wife Ruth would actually result in only a harmonious marriage. Her husband is in a life crisis, the profession as a chauffeur of a rich white man he has enough, he wants to achieve something themselves and break out of poverty. However, this leads more and more to a tremendous marriage crisis. Once the check arrives, Lena will definitely support the study of medicine to her daughter. By Walter Lee's plans of a liquor store keeps them anything. Meanwhile, Ruth wants to abort a pregnancy, yet no one knows. Because of the money it comes increasingly to great tensions within the family. Walter Lee increasingly speaks to the alcohol.

When Lena tells everyone that she has the small Travis bought a house in the white neighborhood Clybourne Park, comes the world of the Youngers from the joints. Ruth is overjoyed because she thinks especially of the family. For Walter Lee, however, world collapses, drowns herself in alcohol and moving ever further away from his family. After a night of Lena persuaded her son to the conscience. She tells him that even $ 6,500 are left, of which he is to $ 3,000 for Beneathas Create studying medicine and he has the rest at leisure. How transformed and with new courage to face life he finds back to his family, but the entire invested $ 6,500 in the planned liquor store. The whole family visited the purchased house, where she received a visit to the white citizens representative Carl Lindner, who informs them that they are unwanted and intends to submit an offer to purchase. Incensed reject the Youngers from this.

In the middle of the parade preparations bursts Walter Lee's friend Bobo, who confesses to him that they were cheated in the liquor store project and the total investment will be lost. Walter Lee divides with his family, especially his mother Lena is shocked because she trusts her son. For Walter Lee remains only one solution, he appointed Carl Lindner to his home. With the sale of the house a part of the sum insured would at least be back.

Contrary to expectations, however, Walter Lee divides this with the front of your family that they will definitely move, as the family has a right Younger just like everyone else. Everyone is happy, especially Lena now knows that her son has become final for man. The own pride and their own identity are worth more than money.

Criticism

"After the screen adaptations with Sidney Poitier (1961) and Danny Glover (1989 ) re ( television ) screen adaptation of the stage play of the same name, with the Lorraine Hansberry (1959 ) as the first black author celebrated a Broadway success. A realistic staging with convincing actors. "

"The first written by a black author Broadway play was filmed in 1961 by Daniel Petrie starring Sidney Poitier and 1989 by Bill Duke and Danny Glover before now of coming from theater Kenny Leon the African American family saga once more for TV worked and no less as a scandal rapper Sean " Diddy " Combs transferred the lead role. Largely kitsch -free, sometimes quite grim social realism with message, style and excellent lead performances. Friends of the critical drama are right here. "