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The story is set in 1962 Louisiana. The big Batiste family is headed by charming doctor Louis. Though he is married to beautiful Roz, he has a weakness for attractive women patients. One day Louis is flirting with married and sexy Metty Mereaux, not knowing that he is observed by his youngest idealistic daughter Eve, who is there by accident. Eve can not forget the incident which is traumatic for her naivete and shares a secret with older sister Cisely. Lies start to roll...

The secrets that hold us together can also tear us apart.

Genres: Drama

Starring: Jurnee Smollett, Meagan Good, Lynn Whitfield

Released: September 7, 1997

Runtime: 109.0

Popularity Rating: 1.462

Eve Batiste Jurnee Smollett
Cisely Batiste Meagan Good
Roz Batiste Lynn Whitfield
Louis Batiste Samuel L. Jackson
Mozelle Batiste Delacroix Debbi Morgan
Elzora Diahann Carroll
Matty Mereaux Lisa Nicole Carson
Lenny Mereaux Roger Guenveur Smith
Stevie Hobbs Victoria Rowell
Poe Batiste Jake Smollett
Gran Mere Ethel Ayler
Julian Grayraven Vondie Curtis-Hall
Harry Branford Marsalis
Madame Renard Carol Sutton
Narrator (voice) Tamara Tunie
Hosea Marcus Lyle Brown
Maynard Leonard L. Thomas
Henrietta Afonda Colbert
Lynette Lola Dalferes
Paige Alverta Perkins Dunigan
Vendor Ron Flagge
Bus Driver Oneal A. Isaac
Bartender Julian Dalcour
Proprietor Allen Toussaint
Ghost of Original Eve Billie Neal

Art — Art Direction: Adele Plauche
Art — Production Design: Jeffrey Howard
Art — Set Decoration: Joanne Schmidt
Camera — Director of Photography: Amy Vincent
Camera — Still Photographer: Chris Helcermanas-Benge
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Karyn Wagner
Directing — Director: Kasi Lemmons
Directing — Script Supervisor: Noel Dawkins
Editing — Dialogue Editor: Cathie Speakman
Editing — Dialogue Editor: Vic Radulich
Editing — Dialogue Editor: William Dotson
Editing — Editor: Terilyn A. Shropshire
Production — Casting: Jaki Brown
Production — Casting: Robyn M. Mitchell
Production — Co-Executive Producer: Margaret Matheson
Production — Co-Executive Producer: Michael Bennett
Production — Co-Producer: Cami Winikoff
Production — Co-Producer: Jay Polstein
Production — Co-Producer: M. Cevin Cathell
Production — Executive Producer: Eli Selden
Production — Executive Producer: Julie Yorn
Production — Executive Producer: Mark Amin
Production — Executive Producer: Nick Wechsler
Production — Producer: Caldecot Chubb
Production — Producer: Samuel L. Jackson
Sound — Original Music Composer: Terence Blanchard
Sound — Sound Effects Editor: Alberto Garcia
Sound — Sound Effects Editor: Brian Best
Sound — Sound Effects Editor: Howard Neiman
Sound — Sound Effects Editor: Marshall Winn
Sound — Sound Effects Editor: Steven D. Williams
Sound — Sound mixer: Benjamin Patrick
Sound — Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Ed Carr
Writing — Writer: Kasi Lemmons