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The Sweetest Gift

5.719981h 30mMovieDramaTV Movie

Two neighboring families in Florida, one black and one white, struggle with the problems of race, poverty, prejudice, and absent fathers, as their children become friends over the course of one summer and fall.

DirectorStuart Margolin
WriterRosa Jordan
ProducersPatrick Whitley·Julian Fowles

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Cast · Directed by Stuart Margolin

HSHelen Shaver
Helen Shaver
Mrs. Martin
DCDiahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll
Mrs. Wilson
TCTisha Campbell
Tisha Campbell
Ruby Wilson
KFKristin Fairlie
Kristin Fairlie
Kate Martin
DPDylan Provencher
Dylan Provencher
Justin Martin
MDMarc Donato
Marc Donato
Chip Martin
BM
Brent Meyer
Luther
WTWilliam S. Taylor
William S. Taylor
Mr. Wilson
MWMaurice Dean Wint
Maurice Dean Wint
Booker
RRR.D. Reid
R.D. Reid
Mr. Tate
SP
Steve Pernie
George
TCTony Craig
Tony Craig
Bubba

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The Sweetest Gift — streaming FAQ

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The Sweetest Gift is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube Free and Plex in United States. It's not currently on Netflix.

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