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Of one blood

This film follows the lives of three African American brothers, Zebedee, Zachariah, and Zion Ellis. When the river near their home floods, the young brothers attempt to help their family flee to higher ground. In the process, Zachariah is seriously injured when he is thrown from a mule. While trying to get him to a doctor, the levee breaks, killing their parents. Zebedee and Zion are able to swim to shore, but…

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