Film

The Runaway

2000 · 1h 40m · TV Movie

IMDb

6.2

At the birth of two boys, one white and one black, a mysterious and powerful Conjure Woman (Maya Angelou) prophesies that they will start the change. Growing up as best friends in rural Georgia in the 1940s, the boys make a discovery that leads the town's new sheriff, Frank Richards (Dean Cain), to reopen the investigation of the unsolved murders of three black men. While the town would prefer that the truth remain hidden, the sheriff pursues the case, determined to see justice prevail. The Runaway is a stirring story of how friendship, determination and conviction can generate racial change in one heart or an entire town.

Dean Cain

Sheriff Frank Richards

Debbi Morgan

Reba Monroe

Pat Hingle

Avery

Kathryn Erbe

Evelyn Carnes

Cliff DeYoung

Harlan Davis

Roxanne Hart

Alice Davis

Duane McLaughlin

Sonny Monroe

Charles Black

Second Man

Tyler Long

First Boy

Afemo Omilami

Jule Monroe

Maya Angelou

Conjure Woman

Frank Hoyt Taylor

Pug Holly

Steve Coulter

Doctor

Mike Pniewski

Avery Jr.

Brett Rice

Deputy Hugh

• Arthur Allan SeidelmanDirector
• Terry KayNovel
• Ronald Víctor GarcíaDirector of Photography
• Ernest TroostOriginal Music Composer

Release date

December 10, 2000

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

TV Movie