Brown Sugar (I Used to Love Her) (2002)

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Directed by

Rick Famuyiwa

Starring (View all)

Taye Diggs
Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis

Sanaa Lathan
Sidney 'Syd' Shaw

Mos Def
Chris 'Cav' Anton Vichon

Nicole Ari Parker
Reese Marie Wiggam Ellis

Boris Kodjoe
Kelby Dawson

Queen Latifah
Francine

Wendell Pierce
Simon

Erik Weiner
Ren

Written by

Rick Famuyiwa
(screenplay)

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Release date: 11 October 2002
UPC: 024543065494

Tags: Comedy (1), Romance (1), Rap (1), Friendship (1), 2002 (1), Hip-hop (1), Romantic Comedy (1), 2000s (1), NYC (1), Journalists (1), Music Industry (1)

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"“When did you fall in love with hip hop?” is the guiding question in Brown Sugar, and though main characters Sidney (Sanaa Lathan) and Dre (Taye Diggs) work in the hip hop industry, the question is really a metaphor for their relationship. Sidney and Dre have been friends since childhood, but have never seen each other as romantic partners—until Dre gets engaged to Reese (Nicole Ari Parker) and Sidney accepts a proposal from Kelby (Boris Kodjoe). Their decisions stoke up long-hidden feeli"