Mr. Church (2016)
A black man serves as cook for a single mother & her young daughter, supposedly for 6 months the mother has to live, but after 6 years, he is still there, & even after the mother dies, he stays in touch with the daughter.
A black man serves as cook for a single mother & her young daughter, supposedly for 6 months the mother has to live, but after 6 years, he is still there, & even after the mother dies, he stays in touch with the daughter.
Rated PG. Our ratings: V- 2; L- 1; S/N-2 . Running time: 1 hour 30 min. In everything a prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts his folly. Proverbs 13:16 (RSV) On the way to Cannes. (c) 2007 Universal Studios After a boring experience trying to stay focused on the first Mr. Bean …
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