An illiterate village girl defies the customs of her tribe, discriminatory to women, only to become the spark of a Literary Revolution.
Isaiah Washington
as Boma
Hakeem Kae-Kazim
as Fon Nto
Jimmy Jean-Louis
as President Jean Pierre
Adriana Barraza
as Jillian Parkman
Said Faraj
as Father Tony
Leleti Khumalo
as Ya Yuvenyonge
Sahndra Fon Dufe
as Yefon Labam
Sean Glover
as Sam
Constance Ejuma
as Yenla