The Color of Friendship
Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from California and who lives in a nice home in Washington DC. When Mahree is chosen to spend a semester at the Dellums' house, she doesn't expect that her host family would be black. Nor do her hosts suspect that she is not a black South African.
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The Color of Friendship
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 5, 2000
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
TV Movie, Family, Drama
User Score
70%
Original Title
The Color of Friendship
Production Companies
Alan Sacks Productions, Walt Disney Television
Director
Kevin Hooks
Description
Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from California and who lives in a nice home in Washington DC. When Mahree is chosen to spend a semester at the Dellums' house, she doesn't expect that her host family would be black. Nor do her hosts suspect that she is not a black South African.
