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Watch: ‘The Piano Lesson’: John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler argue over heirloom’s destiny

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Nov. 18 (UPI) — Netflix is previewing The Piano Lesson, starring Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington and Danielle Deadwyler.

A hand-carved piano, handed by means of generations of the Charles household, is on the coronary heart of this movie based mostly on the August Wilson play.

Washington and Deadwyler painting a brother and sister preventing over whether or not they need to promote the piano.

“My mama performed it, and I used to assume them footage come alive,” says Berniece (Deadwyler) in the trailer. “And walked by means of the home. I do not play on that piano trigger I do not wanna wake them spirits.”

Nonetheless, she would not need to promote it as a result of, as her uncle (Jackson) places it, “her daddy died over it.”

Ray Fisher, Michael Potts, Erykah Badu, Skylar Aleece Smith, Jerrika Hinton, Gail Bean and Corey Hawkins additionally star.

The Piano Lesson explores the intergenerational dynamics of id, resilience and transcendence — revealing startling truths about how we understand the previous and who will get to outline our legacy,” an official description says.

The movie is now taking part in in choose theaters, and can land on Netflix Friday.

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