There Are No Children Here

Name: There Are No Children Here
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1993-11-28
Duration: 2 h
Cast: Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou, Keith David, Mark Lane, Norman D. Golden II

1993, English. Directed by Anita W. Addison.

The devastating story of brothers Lafayette and Pharoah Rivers, children of the Chicago ghetto, is powerfully told here by a Wall Street Journal reporter who first met the boys in 1985 when they were 10 and 7, respectively. Their family includes a mother, a frequently absent father, an older brother, and younger triplets. We witness the horrors of growing up in an ill-maintained housing project tyrannized by drug gangs and where murders and shootings frequently occur.

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Runtime: 2h 0m
Post-credits: None listed
Language: English
Rated: NR

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Released: 28 November 1993
Country: United States of America

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What There Are No Children Here is based on

There Are No Children Here is based on There Are No Children Here (1992) by Alex Kotlowitz.

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There Are No Children Here
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There Are No Children Here is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.

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Who directed There Are No Children Here?

There Are No Children Here (1993) was directed by Anita W. Addison and stars Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou, Keith David.

What is There Are No Children Here based on?

There Are No Children Here is based on There Are No Children Here (1992) by Alex Kotlowitz.