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Pastor Brown (2009)
When her father unexpectedly falls terminally ill, exotic dancer Jessica "Jesse" Brown returns home for the first time in more than a decade. Her father's dying wish - that she take over as head of Mount Olive Baptist Church - turns her life and her family's life upside down.
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When her father unexpectedly falls terminally ill, exotic dancer Jessica "Jesse" Brown returns home for the first time in more than a decade. Her father's dying wish - that she take over as head of Mount Olive Baptist Church - turns her life and her family's life upside down.
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Drama
Written By:Rhonda Baraka
In Theaters:6/26/2009
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Runtime:88 minutes
Studio:Rock Capital Films, Lifetime
Cast
Rockmond Dunbar
Director
Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Jessica 'Jesse' Brown
Nicole Ari Parker
Tonya Copeland Brown
Keith David
Pastor Brown
Michael B. Jordan
Tariq Brown
Ernie Hudson
Deacon Harold Todd
Michael Beach
Avery Callagan
Tasha Smith
Angelique Todd
Tisha Campbell
Amanda Carlton
Rockmond Dunbar
Amir
Dondré Whitfield
Chaz
Charles Oakley
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