Miss Virginia
Director: R. J. Daniel Hanna
Producers: M. Elizabeth Hughes, Stacey Parks, Maurice Black, Erin O'Connor, Rob Pfaltzgraff
Writer: Erin O'Connor
Cast: Uzo Aduba, Matthew Modine, Niles Fitch, Aunjanue Ellis, Vanessa Williams, Adina Porter, Amirah Van
Based on a true story, Miss Virginia stars Emmy winner Uzo Aduba as a struggling single mother who is losing her 15-year-old son to the rough streets of Washington, D.C. Unwilling to see him drop out and deal drugs, she places him in a private school. But when she can’t afford tuition, she launches a movement to change the system that is destroying her son and thousands like him. Attacked and threatened by those who don’t want change — from corrupt politicians to the local drug lord — Virginia must discover depths of strength she never knew she had.
2019, PG-13, USA, Drama, 106 minutes
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