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  • There Are No Children Here (1993)
  • TV Movie | 120 min | Drama
There Are No Children Here (1993)
TV Movie | 120 min | Drama

From Publishers Weekly The devastating story of brothers Lafayette and Pharoah Rivers, children of the Chicago ghetto, is powerfully told here by Kotlowitz, a Wall Street Journal reporter who first met the boys in 1985 when they were 10 ...See moreFrom Publishers Weekly The devastating story of brothers Lafayette and Pharoah Rivers, children of the Chicago ghetto, is powerfully told here by Kotlowitz, a Wall Street Journal reporter who first met the boys in 1985 when they were 10 and seven, respectively. Their family includes a mother, a frequently absent father, an older brother and younger triplets. We witness the horrors of growing up in an ill-maintained housing project tyrannized by drug gangs and where murders and shootings frequently occur. See less
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Director
Writers
Alex Kotlowitz (book) | Bobby Smith Jr. (teleplay)
Composer
Cinematographer
Editor
Casting Director
Jaki Brown (as Jaki Brown-Karman)
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Updated Nov 28, 1993

Release date
Nov 28, 1993 (United States)

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Cast

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42 cast members
Name Known for
Oprah Winfrey
LaJoe Rivers LaJoe Rivers   See fewer
Keith David
John Paul Rivers John Paul Rivers   See fewer
Mark Lane
Lafayette Rivers Lafayette Rivers   See fewer
Norman D. Golden II
Pharoah Rivers Pharoah Rivers   See fewer
Maya Angelou
Lelia Mae Lelia Mae   See fewer
Crystal Laws Green
Rochelle Rochelle   See fewer
Ellis Peal
Elliot Elliot   See fewer
Eric McNeal
Dogman Dogman   See fewer
Ashley Magby
Vanessa Vanessa   See fewer
Tiffany Magby
Vanita Vanita   See fewer
Earl Johnson
Mr. Parker Mr. Parker   See fewer
Cheryl Lynn Bruce
Ms. Demfry Ms. Demfry   See fewer
Nancy Sheeber
Ms. Smith Ms. Smith   See fewer
Evan Lionel
Silver Silver   See fewer
Alvin Ross
Viper #1 Viper #1   See fewer
Carole Gutierrez
Flora Torres Flora Torres   See fewer
Kyra Calhoun
Rita Sherrell Rita Sherrell   See fewer
E.J. Murray
Lucinda Barnes Lucinda Barnes   See fewer
Mia Ogburn
Shaniqua Shaniqua   See fewer
Rick LeFevour
Policeman Policeman   See fewer
Stacy Logan
Policeman Driver Policeman Driver   See fewer
Philip E. Johnson
Policeman Yates Policeman Yates   See fewer
Bobby Smith Jr.
Passerby Passerby   See fewer
Anna Markin
Prosecuting Attorney Prosecuting Attorney   See fewer
Mary Ann Thebus
Lafy Defense Attorney Lafy Defense Attorney   See fewer
Jeris Poindexter
Defense Attorney Defense Attorney   See fewer
Peter B. Spector
White Male White Male   See fewer
Sean A. Tate
Thomas Thomas   See fewer
Thomas White
Man at Stadium Man at Stadium   See fewer
Patrick Falls
Boy in School Boy in School   See fewer
Julius Molden
Boy with Gun in Schoolyard Boy with Gun in Schoolyard   See fewer
James Vallo
Prison Guard Prison Guard   See fewer
Relioues Webb
Durrell Rivers (as Relioues Devar Webb) Durrell Rivers (as Relioues Devar Webb)   See fewer
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