Black Nativity

Black Nativity (2013)

PG6 December 2013 (IE)Music, Drama1 hour and 33 minutes
52%
User score

The Musical Event of the Holiday Season

Description

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.

Kasi Lemmons
Director, Writer
Langston Hughes
Theatre Play

Actors

Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker
Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett
Aretha Cobbs
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson
Naima
Tyrese Gibson
Tyrese Gibson
Loot / Tyson
Jacob Latimore
Jacob Latimore
Langston
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Platinum Fro
Nas
Nas
Street Prophet (Isaiah)
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Pawnbroker
Grace Gibson
Grace Gibson
Maria / Mary
J. Mallory McCree
J. Mallory McCree
Kyle
Rotimi
Rotimi
Officer Butch McDaniels
Michael Dale
Michael Dale
Innkeeper
Doug Willen
Doug Willen
Chic Man
Henry Hunter Hall
Henry Hunter Hall
Snoopy
Marija Abney
Marija Abney
Nativity Dancer
Jevon McFerrin
Jevon McFerrin
Bus Singer #2 (uncredited)
Amyrh Harris
Amyrh Harris
Church Goer (uncredited)
Paugh Shadow
Paugh Shadow
Bethlehem / Modern Day Thug Hallucination (uncredited)
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

$17,500,000

Revenue

$7,018,189

Keywords
biblemusicalbased on play or musicalwoman directornativitychristmas