Directed by Charles Burnett • Drama • 1977 • US • English
Starring Henry G. Sanders, Kaycee Moore, Charles Bracy

Charles Burnett’s masterpiece captures the trials, fragile joys, and tenacious humor of Black working-class life in 1970s Los Angeles. Centering on a weary slaughterhouse worker, the film blends lyrical beauty with a stark neorealist style, offering a rare and deeply nuanced portrait of everyday life in American cinema.