Aired Tuesday December 3, 9:00pm - 11:00pmon AFN Movie

Black Nativity (2013)

Drama / Musical / Holiday

Langston (Jacob Latimore), a Baltimore teen raised by a single mother (Jennifer Hudson), travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with estranged relatives, the Rev. Cornell Cobbs (Forest Whitaker) and his wife, Aretha (Angela Bassett). However, Langston soon finds that Cobbs has strict rules, and the youth is unwilling to follow them. Instead, he sets out on a return journey to his mother and finds the value of faith, healing and family along the way.

Country
USA
Cast and crew
  • Kasi LemmonsDirector
  • Forest WhitakerRev. Cornell Cobbs
  • Angela BassettAretha Cobbs
  • Jennifer HudsonNaima
  • Tyrese GibsonLoot/Tyson
  • Jacob LatimoreLangston
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