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This Christmas is a 2007 christmas comedy-drama film produced by Rainforest Films and distributed by Screen Gems. Written, produced and directed by Preston A. Whitmore II, it is a Christmastime story that centers around the Whitfield family,

Whose eldest son has come home for the first time in four years. The film’s title refers to the 1970 Donny Hathaway song of the same name, which is covered by Chris Brown in the film as well. The film received a PG-13 from the MPAA for comic sexual content and some violence and 12A by the British Board of Film Classification for moderate violence and sex references.

Plot: This is the story of a solidly middle-class African-American family that reunites for Christmas for the first time in seveal years. Ma’dere (Loretta Devine) is the Matriarch who’s Los Angeles home is where the vast majority of the story takes place. As with any family gathering there are topics that are best not discussed. When they are discussed here they end up in fights -verbal or physical (an excellent sister-on sister catfight stands out here). One sister is encouraging the siblings to sell the family dry cleaning business and split the profits. One bother is running from loan sharks. One brother is AWOL from the Marine Corps and One sister has brought along the man she’s dating at a historically Black college. Despite what the trailers and TV commercials may lead you to think this is not a warm syurpy comedy. There are dramatic moments, violence and course language. It is however very much a slice-of-life that not enough hollywood features present. This family, warts and all, is definitely not a hollywood feel-good film with blackfaces. It is authentic in it’s portrayal of themes facing African-Americans in particular but Americans in general.
Cast
* Loretta Devine as Shirley Ann “Ma’Dere” Whitfield
* Delroy Lindo as Joe Black
* Chris Brown as Michael “Baby” Whitfield (Youngest brother)
* Idris Elba as Quentin “Junior” Whitfield (Oldest brother)
* Regina King as Lisa Whitfield Moore (Oldest sister)
* Laz Alonso as Malcolm Moore
* Columbus Short as Claude Whitfield (Middle brother)
* Ricky Harris as Cousin Fred
* Sharon Leal as Kelli Whitfield (Middle sister)
* Lauren London as Melanie “Mel” Whitfield (Youngest sister)
* Keith Robinson as Devean Brooks
* Lupe Ontiveros as Rosie
* Jessica Stroup as Sandi Whitfield
* Mekhi Phifer as Gerald
* David Banner as Mo
* Benjamin Houston as Dude