Storyline

In the early 1960's, a quintet of hopeful young African American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improve, turn pro, and rise to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry with it's casual racism and greed while the personal weaknesses of the members threaten to destroy the integrity of the band.—Kenneth Chisholm

Plot Keywords

african american, drugs, drug addiction, cross cultural relations, corruption, church, choir, blues music, behind the scenes, 1970s, fictional band, brother, hit and run, extramarital affair, friendship, rise and fall, 1960s, infidelity, unfaithfulness, adultery

Short Review

Townsend does more than merely track the travails of five song stylists; he quivers and rages with their injustices, vulnerabilities, uncertainties and desires.

Trailer

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