‘The Least Among You’ by Lionsgate and Birchwood Pictures featuring Cedric Sanders (Richard Kelly), William Devane (Alan Beckett), Louis Gossett, Jr. (Samuel Benton), Lauren Holly (Kate Allison) is about a young man who goes to seminary in order to escape the life of the ghetto. What he doesn't know is that he's the first black student at the seminary. He faces prejudice from classmates and teachers alike and struggles to get through the first semester. Along the way, he is changed and the people around him as well go through various transformations.
The film also portrays the variety of prejudices that exist in our society. In the end though justice is served I feel that the film could have been a little more interesting (It ended up being stereotyped and clichéd) had the plot taken a bolder approach towards the issues of racial discrimination, petty politics etc. Overall all it is a family movie and one that people of all ages can enjoy.
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