There Are No Children Here

Overview

The devastating story of brothers Lafayette and Pharoah Rivers, children of the Chicago ghetto, is powerfully told here by a Wall Street Journal reporter who first met the boys in 1985 when they were 10 and 7, respectively. Their family includes a mother, a frequently absent father, an older brother, and younger triplets. We witness the horrors of growing up in an ill-maintained housing project tyrannized by drug gangs and where murders and shootings frequently occur.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 28, 1993

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

LOMO Productions

Cast

Mark Lane,Maya Angelou,Vonte Sweet,Crystal Laws Green,Oprah Winfrey,Norman D. Golden II,Keith David

Director

Anita W. Addison

Writer

Bobby Smith Jr.,Alex Kotlowitz

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0108319