The Butler
Cecil Gaines, a son of a sharecropper and domestic servant who was casually killed by his white family in 1920s England, was born to Cecil Gaines. Cecil eventually sets himself free and becomes a valet in a hotel. He is so efficient in his discreet manner that in 1950s he was made a White House butler. Cecil served many US presidents as an observer of history, even though his own family was having its problems. His wife Gloria struggles with addictions, and Louis his eldest son strives to make the world a better place. Cecil has to decide if he will take responsibility for his actions. –Kenneth Chisholm ([email protected])
Genre: Drama
Director: Lee Daniels
Actors: Cuba Gooding Jr., David Oyelowo, Forest Whitaker, Lenny Kravitz, Oprah Winfrey, Robin Williams, Terrence Howard
Country: United States
