Cover

 (2008)

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  • Plot: "When someone is murdered on New Year's Eve, the prime suspect is VALERIE MAAS, a church-going home-maker whose life unravels when she discovers that her husband of many years has been leading a double life. Her strength of character and faith keep her going as the revelation of her husband's... Read more

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Church going house wife is arrested and charged with murder. Things become complicated as her neat little life begins to unravel and when its clear the Assistant District Attorney prosecuting the case doesn't care if she's guilty since he's looking to... Read more at imdb.com
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Oct 19, 2008
leka1622
I really was surprised by this movie. It kept my attention. I kept wanting to know what was going to happen next. THis movie deals very closely to a social issue that is harming the black community. even though some parts... Read more at imdb.com
Bill Duke's "Cover" is like an urbanized, African-American version of "Brokeback Mountain" - only this time told from the viewpoint of the initially clueless spouse rather than the two male lovers. Aunjanue Ellis plays a deeply religious woman whose life and... Read more at imdb.com

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blackfilm.com
However, the goings-on bear such little resemblance to reality, that I was often unsure what genre of movie I was even watching. A disaster which attempts to address a pressing social issue, but only fails miserably in the process. ... Full Review
| May 12, 2008
3 Black Chicks
Cover also features performances from Academy Award®-winner Louis Gossett Jr. the emotionally charged thriller Cover premieres on DVD May 13th from Fox Home Entertainment ... Full Review

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(2008)
filmmonthly.com2008-04-27
Visit the official site here .Homosexuality in the black community had traditionally been a subject that was discussed in hushed tones, especially in the church. ... Full Article

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slantmagazine.com2008-02-13
Bill Duke's latest doesn't have a clue: Fo shizzle, if it doesn't attain the well-deserved status of a camp classic, only the straight-to-video aesthetic will be to blame. ... Full Article

Though an official release date hasn't been announced or whether or not the film will go to the theaters or straight to DVD, but Director Bill Duke's down-low film , 'Cover' , is slated to come out this year. ... Full Article

Valerie Maas' (Aunjanue Ellis) world comes apart at the seams the day she catches her husband, Dutch(Raz Adoti), in the shower naked with another man. She doesn't buy his "It's not what it looks like defense," and realizes she's been... ... Full Article

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