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Idlewild 2006 Directed by Bryan Barber

A reticent piano player Percival, along with Rooster, his flamboyant lead performer and manager, struggle to keep their speakeasy, in the Prohibition-era South, out of the hands of gangsters who want to take it over.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Release Date 25 August 2006
121 mins
Cast
André 3000 Percival
Big Boi Rooster
Cicely Tyson Mother Hopkins
Macy Gray Taffy
Ben Vereen Percy Senior
Bruce Bruce Nathan
Bobb'e J. Thompson Young Rooster
Patti LaBelle The Real Angel Davenport
Bre'Wan Waddell Young Percival
Carol Mitchell-Leon Auntie Belle
China Anderson Rooster's Daughter
Isis Faust Rooster's Daughter
Kyra Freeman Rooster's Daughter
Kabrina Truesdale Rooster's Daughter
Nadine Ellis Church Dancer
Dabier Voice-Over (uncredited)