Movie

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

1996 · 115 min

A warm, bittersweet memory of a close-knit community enduring hardship with dignity and hope.

Overview: A narrator tells the story of his childhood years in a tightly knit Afro-American community in the deep south under racial segregation.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, race, coming-of-age, faith
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
race
coming-of-age
faith
education
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none