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Oscar winnier Cuba Gooding, Jr. stars as Darrin Hill, a slick-talking but down-on-his-luck NYC advertising exec who returns to his hometown in Georgia to claim the inheritance his aunt left him. But before Darrin can collect the money, he must fulfil his aunt's final wish - to create a local choir and lead them on to win the annual "Gospel Explosion" competition.

Darrin soon finds out that his hometown is full of colourful characters but short on talented singers. Then he meets Lilly (Beyonce Knowles), a beautiful jazz singer with a heavenly voice. Darrin sees Lilly as the answer to his prayers... if he can convince her his intentions are good and persuade her to sing.

Watch as Darrin tries to tahe this spiritual motley crew to victory ad along the way release that his aunt left him something much more than an inheritance. Featuring performances by Shirley Caesar, The O'Jay's and other music greats.

Director:

Jonathan Lynn [8],

Starring:

Faith Evans [1], LaTanya Richardson [1], Beyonce Knowles [17], Cuba Gooding Jr. [36],

Screen Formats:

Widescreen 2.35:1

Subtitles:

English

Language and Sound:

English 5.1 Dolby Digital
French 5.1 Dolby Digital

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