Dirty Laundry (2006 film)

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Dirty Laundry
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Directed byMaurice Jamal
Written byMaurice Jamal
Starring Rockmond Dunbar
Jenifer Lewis
Loretta Devine
Terri J. Vaughn
Maurice Jamal
Sommore
Distributed by Codeblack Entertainment
Freestyle Releasing [1]
Release dates
  • July 15, 2006 (2006-07-15)(Los Angeles Outfest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
  • December 7, 2007 (2007-12-07)(United States)
Running time
100 minutes [2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$13 million

Dirty Laundry is a 2006 drama film written, directed, and starring Maurice Jamal. It was produced by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and distributed by Codeblack Entertainment. It is available on DVD and is rated PG-13. [2]

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Plot

After ten years, Sheldon returns from New York City to Paris, Georgia. His mother is Evelyn, a laundress who is stubborn, ornery, opinionated, mean-spirited, insulting, and inflexible. Evelyn sends a ten-year-old boy claiming to be Sheldon's son to see Sheldon. Sheldon comes home to resolve the matter. Old arguments reignite between himself, his mother, his sister, and his brother.

Sheldon disputes that the boy is his son. He does not want to be a part of fatherhood or family. Then, a white man from New York arrives at Evelyn's door, claiming to be Sheldon's partner

Cast

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References

  1. "Dirty Laundry". Freestyle Releasing.
  2. 1 2 Seitz, Matt Zoller (December 7, 2007). "With Family". The New York Times .