Cover (film)

Cover
DVD Cover
Directed by	Bill Duke
Produced by	Michael A. DiManno Bill Duke Warren Kohler Corey Redmond
Written by	Aaron Rahsaan Thomas
Starring	Aunjanue Ellis Razaaq Adoti Vivica A. Fox Leon Louis Gossett Jr. Paula Jai Parker Patti LaBelle Mýa
Music by	Kurt Farquhar
Cinematography	Francis Kenny
Editing by	Cari Coughlin
Studio	Relativity Media Reel Diva Consultants
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	October 28, 2007 (2007-10-28) (American Black Film Festival) February 22, 2008 (2008-02-22) (United States)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$79,436

Cover is a drama thriller film starring Aunjanue Ellis, Razaaq Adoti, Vivica A. Fox, and Leon. The film was produced and directed by Bill Duke and open at selective theaters on February 22, 2008.

Plot synopsis

A woman accused could be either a killer or a victim in this psychological drama from director Bill Duke. Valerie Maas (Aunjanue Ellis) is a God-fearing housewife and artist who one day finds herself in a situation she never imaged possible -- being questioned on murder charges by no-nonsense police detective Hicks (Lou Gossett Jr.) and Simmons (Clifton Davis), a district attorney eager to close this case. As Valerie repeatedly insists she's not a murderer, she tells the story of the last several months of her life. Valerie's husband, Dutch (Razaaq Adoti), is a psychiatrist with a practice in Atlanta who was offered a high-paying job by his old friend Monica (Paula Jai Parker), who works at a hospital in Philadelphia. Dutch takes the job and Valerie dutifully follows, and as she seeks solace in the women's support group at local church, Dutch spends more and more time with drug-abusing Monica, her wealthy but uninterested husband, Kevin (Roger Guenveur Smith), and obsessively womanizing musician Ryan Chambers (Leon). As Valerie's marriage begins to fall apart, she suspects her husband is being unfaithful, but she's shocked to discover the truth is more complicated than she imagined.

Cast

• Aunjanue Ellis as Valerie Mass
• Razaaq Adoti as Dutch Mass
• Vivica A. Fox as Zahara Milton
• Leon as Ryan Chambers
• Louis Gossett Jr. as Detective Hicks
• Paula Jai Parker as Monica Wilson
• Roger Guenveur Smith as Kevin Wilson
• Richard Gant as Robert Mass
• Mýa Harrison as Cynda
• Obba Babatundé as Attorney Miller
• Victoria Gabrielle Platt as Charlotte
• Clifton Davis as D.A. Simmons
• Patti LaBelle as Mrs. Persons
• Clayton Prince as Greg
• Tomorrow Baldwin Montgomery as Nicole Mass

External links

• Cover at the Internet Movie Database
• Cover at Box Office Mojo
• Cover at AllRovi