Mother of George

"Mother of George"

The Leonard Lopate Show | Sep 11, 2013

Screenwriter Darci Picoult talks about “Mother of George,” along with its star Danai Gurira. The film is a story about a newly married Nigerian couple living in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, who struggle with fertility issues, and Danai plays a woman willing to do anything and risk everything for her marriage. “Mother of George” opens September 13 at the Angelika.

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