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The Ditchdigger's Daughters

1997 · 92 min

A warm, earnest family drama that inspires through perseverance and the quiet strength of parental sacrifice.

Overview: Based on the memoirs of Yvonne S. Thornton, this heartwarming, inspirational family drama centers on a poor black laborer who wanted his six daughters to grow up to be doctors.
How it feels: Warm, uplifting, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, parenthood, education, ambition
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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
parenthood
education
ambition
race
Places: small town
home
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none