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An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
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An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win

2016
Directed byTina Mabry
0h 48m

Set in Detroit during the Civil Rights Movement, "An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win" examines the joyful life and troubled times of an irrepressible 10-year-old African-American girl whose vivid imagination and creativity reinforce her optimism. When shocking national events threaten her sense of security, Melody must find inner strength to restore her hope for a better world.

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Marsai MartinMelody EllisonIdara VictorFrances Ellison
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Matthew FosterPrincipal Davis
Joshua WilkinsonMale Bystander
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GENRES
Family
STATUSReleased
RATING
7.7

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