The Last Brickmaker in America

The Last Brickmaker in America

8.0IMDb Score
Released:2001-09-23
Duration:85 min
Director:Gregg Champion
Actors:Sidney Poitier, Wendy Crewson, Jay O. Sanders, Mary Alice, Bernie Casey
Production:Nasser Entertainment Group, Phase 4 Films

Overview:

A man must cope with the loss of his wife and the obsolescence of his job before finding redemption by becoming a role model to an equally lost 13-year-old.

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