An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win(2016)

Name: An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
Director: Tina Mabry
Released: 2016-10-21
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Marsai Martin, Idara Victor, Frances Fisher, Frankie Faison, Garrett McQuaid

10/21/2016 (US)Family0h 48m

7.7

Overview

Set in Detroit during the Civil Rights Movement, "An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win" examines the joyful life and troubled times of an irrepressible 10-year-old African-American girl whose vivid imagination and creativity reinforce her optimism. When shocking national events threaten her sense of security, Melody must find inner strength to restore her hope for a better world.

Tina Mabry

Director

Alison McDonald

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Marsai Martin

Melody Ellison

Idara Victor

Frances Ellison

Frances Fisher

Miss Abbot

Frankie Faison

Frank Ellison

Garrett McQuaid

Donald

Dara Iruka

Lorraine

Lola Wayne Villa

Trish

Matthew Foster

Principal Davis

Joshua Wilkinson

Male Bystander

Joelle Better

Daughter in Store

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Part of the An American Girl Collection

American Girl is a line of books, movies, dolls, and accessories based on pre-teen girl characters from various periods of history including the 21st century. Several of the characters from the American Girl books have since had their stories adapted into films, the majority of them released as direct-to-DVD or television films