Raisin In The Sun, A (1961, U.S.A.)

A RAISIN IN THE SUN is a groundbreaking drama celebrating the human spirit, featuring an electrifying performance by Academy Award® winner Sidney Poitier.

The Younger family is frustrated with living in their crowded Chicago apartment. Therefore the arrival of a $10,000 insurance seems to answer their prayers. Matriarch Lena Younger (Claudia McNeil) promptly puts a down payment on a house in an all-white suburban neighbourhood. But the family is divided when Lena entrusts the balance of the money to her mercurial son Walter Lee (Poitier), against the wishes of her daughter (Diana Sands) and daughter-in-law (Ruby Dee).

It takes the strength and integrity of this African-American family to battle against generations of prejudice to try to achieve their piece of the American Dream.