The Color of Friendship

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The Color of Friendship

TV-G

2000

1h 23m

Drama

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In 1977, two girls from opposite sides of the world come together and change each other's lives. Young, white Mahree Bok (Lindsey Haun) lives in apartheid South Africa with her wealthy family. Piper Dellums (Shadia Simmons), the daughter of a black U.S. congressman in Washington, D.C., prepares to welcome Mahree to the U.S. for a semester abroad. Mahree is surprised to find her host family is black, and Piper is stunned that Mahree is white. Each will have to question the assumptions she had.

Ramin Zahed

Variety

Since the film is based on actual events, Paris Qualles' script and thesps' overall work have stronger emotional resonance than the usual "A dream is a wish your heart makes"-type pics airing on the Mouse cabler.

Sep 11, 2019

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Melanie McFarland

Seattle Times

Cutesy interludes don't diminish the movie's impact. "The Color of Friendship" is certainly one of the better films you'll see on the channel, and certainly worth setting aside family tube time.

Sep 11, 2019

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Paul Schultz

New York Daily News

The performances are wonderful, and when politics arise it seems natural.

Sep 11, 2019

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Rachel Wagner

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

A brave movie that should inspire a lot of great family discussions

Sep 14, 2024

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

Smart Disney drama tackles race and apartheid; racist slurs.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 1, 2020

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Examines the efforts of an African American teenager and a white exchange student from South Africa to dismantle the walls of hate and misunderstanding that separate them.

Jan 15, 2002

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D M

This was REALLY bad. Disney has lost it's way.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/16/25

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Horror fan 4

A sweet and inspiring movie. I enjoyed it and the 2 lead performances were very good. Tim Treakle

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/02/25

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Rosana B

Baseado em eventos reais sobre a amizade entre duas garotas, em um intercambio em que Piper Dellum uma garota negra dos Estados Unidos, recebe em sua residência por 4 meses Mahree Bok, uma garota branca da África do Sul do apartheid, no ano de 1977, que aprendem sobre tolerância e amizade, um filme lindíssimo, apaixonante, emocionante, necessário, isso nos anos 2000, mas necessário ainda, apesar que não estamos mentalmente distantes dos dias sombrios do Apartheid, nojento e vergonhoso… Chorei, dolorido... Filme simples e maravilhoso...

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/19/22

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Audience Member

Everyone should see this movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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andy h

It starts off with exaggeration, but it without a doubt shows itself as the most mature DCOM to ever grace the screen for families.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

This is the most grounded DCOM to ever be made with its natural well spoken narrative and heart wrenching topics being expressed with organic characters. Color of Friendship really doesn't hold back on what it wants to present. Based on actual events this movie seamlessly transition to this medium for children.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Synopsis

In 1977, two girls from opposite sides of the world come together and change each other's lives. Young, white Mahree Bok (Lindsey Haun) lives in apartheid South Africa with her wealthy family. Piper Dellums (Shadia Simmons), the daughter of a black U.S. congressman in Washington, D.C., prepares to welcome Mahree to the U.S. for a semester abroad. Mahree is surprised to find her host family is black, and Piper is stunned that Mahree is white. Each will have to question the assumptions she had.

Director: Kevin Hooks
Producer: Kevin Hooks, Chris Morgan
Production Co: Alan Sacks Productions
Rating: TV-G
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 23m

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