Bless Their Little Hearts
Charlie Banks, chronically unemployed, struggles to find dignity and a meaning for life in the impoverished Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts.
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Cast
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Nate Hardman
Charlie Banks
Also in
My Brother's Wedding
Kaycee Moore
Andais Banks
Known for
Killer of Sheep
Daughters of the Dust
Charles Burnett
Also in
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Olivia's Story
Archie Shepp
Billy Woodberry
Also in
When It Rains
Angela Burnett
Banks Child
Known for
Killer of Sheep
Ronald Burnett
Banks Child
No other roles listed
Little Esther Phillips
Kimberly Burnett
Banks Child
No other roles listed
Langston Woodberry
Mistresses' Son
No other roles listed
Eugene Cherry
Gene
Ellis Griffin
Pasquale
Billy Woodberry Director · Charles Burnett Writer Archie Shepp Composer
United States release December 12, 1984 · Produced in United States
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · November 21, 1983
Premiere · Amiens International Film Festival
United States · December 12, 1984
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
June 14, 1991 · Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
Brazil
June 6, 2023 · Limited theatrical · São Paulo (IMS Paulista - Billy Woodberry em Retrospectiva)
Canada
September 14, 1984 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Germany
February 21, 1984 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Greece
October 16, 2020 · Premiere · Athens Avant Garde Film Festival
Sweden
January 24, 1986 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
February 3, 1986 · Theatrical
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