The Least Among You (based on a true story) tells the story of Richard Kelly, a black student at an all-white seminary in the 1960's. At the beginning of the movie we learn that Richard has landed a highly coveted job in the computer industry, in spite of his mother's wishes that he go to seminary to become a minister. Things don't quite turn out the way he had planned though, as he is charged with a crime he did not commit and is promptly thrown in jail. A family friend is able to get him out of jail on a plea bargain, but one of the conditions is that he serve a year's probation at seminary.The movie then shows Richard's struggles at seminary. Richard has no real intention of becoming a minister, and doesn't even want anything to do with God. All he wanted was to study hard and get good grades so he could finish his probation and get back to his computer job, but he quickly discovers that the school president has more in mind. The school president wants him to pave the way for future black students at the seminary. Shortly after arriving at seminary Richard meets Samuel, the gardener, and over time they develop a friendship that in someways resembled a father-son relationship. Throughout his time at seminary, we see prejudice on several different levels, and Richard's struggles to rise above it. Ultimately, the story is about redemption and doing what is right regardless of the cost.
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Sounds great. Good review.