A Raisin in the Sun (2008 television film)

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A Raisin in the Sun (2008 television film) is a television adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry’s classic play, starring Sean Combs, Phylicia Rashad, and Audra McDonald, that explores the struggles and aspirations of an African American family in 1950s Chicago.

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A Raisin in the Sun (2008 film)	5
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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	drama film ⓘ television film ⓘ
awardReceived	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie ⓘ surface form: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie nomination Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie ⓘ surface form: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie win
basedOn	A Raisin in the Sun ⓘ surface form: A Raisin in the Sun (play)
basedOnWorkBy	Lorraine Hansberry ⓘ
character	Beneatha Younger ⓘ Karl Lindner ⓘ Lena Younger ⓘ Ruth Younger ⓘ Travis Younger ⓘ character Walter Lee Younger ⓘ surface form: Walter Lee Younger
cinematographer	Arthur Albert ⓘ
composer	Mervyn Warren ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
director	Kenny Leon ⓘ
distributor	ABC ⓘ
editor	Hughes Winborne ⓘ
genre	drama ⓘ television drama ⓘ
notableCastAs	Audra McDonald as Ruth Younger ⓘ Phylicia Rashad as Lena Younger ⓘ Sanaa Lathan as Beneatha Younger ⓘ Sean Combs as Walter Lee Younger ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
originalNetwork	ABC ⓘ
originalReleaseDate	2008-02-25 ⓘ
producer	Craig Zadan ⓘ Neil Meron ⓘ
productionCompany	Sony Pictures Television Studios ⓘ surface form: Sony Pictures Television Storyline Entertainment ⓘ
runtimeMinutes	131 ⓘ
screenwriter	Lorraine Hansberry ⓘ Paris Qualles ⓘ
setInPlace	City of Chicago ⓘ surface form: Chicago
setInTime	1950s ⓘ
starredActor	Audra McDonald ⓘ Bill Nunn ⓘ David Oyelowo ⓘ Justin Martin ⓘ Phylicia Rashad ⓘ Ron C. Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanaa Lathan ⓘ P. Diddy ⓘ surface form: Sean Combs
theme	African American family life ⓘ aspiration and dreams ⓘ economic struggle ⓘ racial discrimination ⓘ