| Overall: | A- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | C |
| Sexual Content: | C- |
| Language: | B |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C |
| Run Time: | 573 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 15 Jan 2002 |
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Studio: 2001 Warner Home Video
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In a village somewhere near the Gambia River, Binta (Cicely Tyson) struggles to give birth. Soon, proud father Omoro…
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Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
