Romantic drama starring Tika Sumpter and Parker Sawyers. Chicago 1989: on a summer day, 20-somethings Michelle Robinson and Barack Obama enjoy their first date together, opening up to each other about their lives and dreams. But neither can imagine what the years ahead will hold.
This charming depiction of Barack Obama's first date with his wife, Michelle, takes place over the course of a single day. It portrays the future President (Parker Sawyers) and First Lady (Tika Sumpter) as smart, ambitious 20-somethings, and follows them as they stroll around Chicago's South Side during the summer of 1989, chatting about their lives and dreams. Sumpter does a great job as Michelle, and she shares real chemistry with Sawyers, who provides an extremely well-judged approximation of Barack. In terms of plot, writer/director Richard Tanne's film is relatively slight, but it's also warm, engaging and likeable.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Barack Obama | Parker Sawyers |
| Michelle Robinson | Tika Sumpter |
| Marian Robinson | Vanessa Bell Calloway |
| Fraser Robinson | Phillip Edward Van Lear |
| Janice | Taylar Fondren |
| Kyle | Preston Tate Jr |
| Tommy | Jerod Haynes |
| Avery Goodman | Tom McElroy |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Richard Tanne |
