Netflix has shared a poster and trailer for director Malcolm Washington’s feature debut The Piano Lesson.
Based on August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize winning play, the drama tells the story of a battle between siblings, and the attempted mediation efforts of their uncle, as they each have their own idea of what should be done with a prized heirloom piano.
The cast of The Piano Lesson includes Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Ray Fisher, Michael Potts, Erykah Badu, Skylar Aleece Smith, Jerrika Hinton, Gail Bean, with Danielle Deadwyler and Corey Hawkins. Watch the trailer below…
A battle is brewing in the Charles Household. At the centre stands a prized heirloom piano tearing two siblings apart. On one side, a brother (John David Washington) plans to build the family fortune by selling it. On the other, a sister (Danielle Deadwyler) will go to any lengths to hold onto the sole vestige of the family’s heritage. Their uncle (Samuel L. Jackson) tries to mediate, but even he can’t hold back the ghosts of the past.
The Piano Lesson arrives in select cinemas on November 8th, before landing on Netflix on November 22nd.