The Reading Room
Come in. Sit down. Change your life.
Making good on a promise he made to his dying wife, a widower (Jones) opens a reading room, a place where people can learn to read. Despite his goodwill, problems in the neighborhood threaten his establishment.
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James Earl Jones
William
Joanna Cassidy
Diana
Douglas Spain
Javier
Keith D. Robinson
Darrel
Monique Coleman
Leesha
Kathryne Dora Brown
Jillian
Gabby Soleil
Majoli
Jessica Szohr
Dayva
Tim Reid
Douglas
Georg Stanford Brown
Rahim
Christian Monzon
Omar
Mike Gomez
Keeley
Jim Jansen
Dr. Miller
Jeanne Sakata
Martha
Sonya Eddy
Mrs. Carr
Miguel Nájera
Mr. Samuels
Jim Ishida
Resident
Cristos
Victor Hernandez
Lynne Moody
Helen
Franc Ross
Man
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