Shelby Coles (Halle Berry) is engaged to marry talented white jazz musician Meade Howell, but the pair face opposition from both Meade's family, who object to an inter-racial marriage, and Shelby's parents, who want her to marry a professional. As Shelby is afflicted by pre-marital doubts, handsome Lute McNeil arrives on the scene, determined to make Shelby his at any cost.

• Harpo Films
• Hamdon Entertainment
• Halle Berry
• Eric Thal
• Lynn Whitfield
• Carl Lumbly
• Marianne Jean-Baptiste
• Cynda Williams
• Peter Francis James
• Michael Warren