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The River Niger Death of a prophet.

The River Niger Death of a prophet.

DVD 2004

THE RIVER NIGER : In this gripping, intimate look at life in the ghetto, Johnny Williams is a house painter that moonlights as a poet, struggling to financially and emotionally support his cancer-ridden wife Mattie. But times are tough and the poverty-troubled streets are even tougher, and it takes every ounce of Johnny's love and courage for the couple to make through their strife, finding redemption. (105 min., col.)