The Wishing Tree

Release Date: 1999-01-01

Overview: When her storyteller mother (Mary Alice) dies, attorney Clara Collier (Alfre Woodard) returns to her Georgia hometown and is soon captivated by a local legend of the "Magic Man" (Blair Underwood). While looking for the source of the tale, Clara uncovers suprising family secrets. Czech filmmaker Ivan Passer directs this family drama that delves into the storytelling tradition of the Deep South. Blair Underwood and Helen Shaver co-star.

Rating: 7.4 / 10

Cast

Alfre Woodard

as Clara

Helen Shaver

as Wallis

Mary Alice

as Mattie

Blair Underwood

as Thomas

Charles Weldon

as Al "Alfred" Brooks