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A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives, where he embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey.
Language
Budget$17,500,000
Revenue $7,018,189
English
Budget$17,500,000
Revenue $7,018,189
Keywords
bible
musical
based on play or musical
woman director
nativity
christmas
Casts
Forest Whitaker
Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Angela Bassett
Aretha Cobbs
Jennifer Hudson
Naima
Tyrese Gibson
Loot / Tyson
Jacob Latimore
Langston
Mary J. Blige
Platinum Fro
Nas
Street Prophet (Isaiah)
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Pawnbroker
Grace Gibson
Maria / Mary
J. Mallory McCree
Kyle
Rotimi
Officer Butch McDaniels
Michael Dale
Innkeeper
Doug Willen
Chic Man
Henry Hunter Hall
Snoopy
Marija Abney
Nativity Dancer
Jevon McFerrin
Bus Singer #2 (uncredited)
Amyrh Harris
Church Goer (uncredited)
Paugh Shadow
Bethlehem / Modern Day Thug Hallucination (uncredited)
Crews
Kasi Lemmons
Director
T.D. Jakes
Producer
Trudie Styler
Producer
Anastas N. Michos
Director of Photography
Kasi Lemmons
Writer
Gersha Phillips
Costume Design
Raphael Saadiq
Original Music Composer
Terilyn A. Shropshire
Editor
Renee Burke
Script Supervisor
Laura Karpman
Original Music Composer
Doug Huszti
Art Direction
Diane Lederman
Set Decoration
Langston Hughes
Theatre Play
Kristi Zea
Production Design
Charlie Dibe
Production Coordinator
Backdrops & Posters
