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Strange Fruit

Released PG 115 min 5.2/10 Votes: 260

New York attorney William Boyals has escaped the Louisiana bayou of his childhood, but he must return to investigate the death of a childhood friend who, like Boyals himself, was both black and gay.

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Movie

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Genre:

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Release:

2004-10-09

Year:

2024

Language:

English

Lists that include Strange Fruit

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