In the African American neighborhood of Sag Harbor, Charles Blakey is out of work, out of luck and on the verge of foreclosure on his ancestral home. A knock on the door from mysterious businessman Anniston Bennet brings a bizarre and lucrative proposition; rent his dusty stand-up basement out for the summer and receive enough money to clear his debts for good. Once Charles accepts, he finds himself led down a terrifying path that confronts his family’s ghosts and locks the men in a terrifying puzzle, at the heart of it race, the source of their traumas and the root of all evil.
Released: Jan 01, 1970
Runtime: 1:47:31 minutes
Genre: Thriller, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Stars: Corey Hawkins, Willem Dafoe, Anna Diop, Brian Bovell, Mark Arnold, Jonathan Ajayi
Crew: Walter Mosley (Novel), Nadia Latif (Director), Len Rowles (Producer), Diane Houslin (Producer), Nick Batzias (Executive Producer), Dave Bishop (Executive Producer)