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I'm Charlie Walker (2022)

1971 post civil rights San Francisco seemed like the perfect place for a black Korean War veteran and his family to realize their dream of economic independence, and a chance for him to be his own boss. Charlie Walker would soon find out how naive he was. In a city full of impostors and naysayers, he refused to take "No" for an answer. That is, until a catastrophic disaster opened a door that had never been open to a black man before. This is a story about what happened when he stepped through that door with both feet.

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Top billed cast

Mike ColterCharlie Walker
Dylan BakerMr. Bennett
Safiya FredericksAnn Walker
Mark Leslie FordMr. Sharpe
Steven WiigDan Wallace
Emma CaulfieldFran
Monica BarbaroPeggy
Carl LumblyWillie
Greg CipesZephyr
Boots RileyBartender Ray

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