To Sleep with Anger

Charles Burnett's brilliant drama about an African American family reeling from a a surprise visit from an old friend, played by Danny Glover.

When an enigmatic old friend makes a surprise visit, a seemingly content middle-class African-American family is thrown into chaos, soon revealing deep-seated tensions, age-old resentments and seemingly irreparable rifts. Danny Glover gives an incredible performance as the uninvited guest, while Charles Burnett cements his position as one of independent American cinema’s finest filmmakers.