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2025· Cyrus Nowrasteh· 103 min
Drama

An eleven-year-old Black girl in early 1900s Oklahoma fights to hold onto her land after oil is discovered beneath it.

Why watch: The true story of an 11-year-old who became one of America's first Black female millionaires.
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Cast

Naya Desir-Johnson as Sarah
Sonequa Martin-Green as Rose
Zachary Levi as Bert Smith
Garret Dillahunt as Devnan
Bridget Regan as Kate Barnard
Kenric Green as Joe
Adyan Copes as Junior
Stelio Savante as Earl
Mel Rodriguez as Mace
Jonathan Lipnicki as Chemist
Marco Fuller as Jimsye
Kevin Downes as Dallas Blake
Colton Tapp as East Coast
Malea Mitchell as Gabby
Ernest Marsh as Taft Family Man

Crew

Cyrus Nowrasteh — Director
Cyrus Nowrasteh — Screenplay
Tonya Bolden — Book
Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh — Screenplay
John Shepherd — Producer
Jon Erwin — Producer
Sherry Kang — Executive Producer
Ciara — Executive Producer
Cyrus Nowrasteh — Producer
Katelyn Botsch — Executive Producer
Andrew Erwin — Producer
Kevin Downes — Producer
Zachary Levi — Producer
Russell Wilson — Executive Producer
Scott Fort — Executive Producer
Derrick Williams — Producer
Daryl C. Lefever — Producer
Tony Young — Executive Producer
Jill Anthony Thomas — Casting
Anthony J. Kraus — Casting
Johnny Derango — Director of Photography
Paul Seydor — Editor
Sean Albertson — Editor
Aimee Holmberg — Production Design
Diem Ngo — Art Direction
Kathryn Bostic — Original Music Composer

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