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Sarah's Oil

2025 · 1h 43m · Drama · United States of America · Rated PG (US)

Inspired by a true story of faith and fortune.

Sarah Rector, a Black girl born in early 20th-century Oklahoma Indian Territory, believes there is oil beneath the barren land she’s allotted, and her faith proves right. As greedy oil sharks close in, Sarah turns to family, friends, and some Texas wildcatters to maintain control of her oil-rich land, eventually becoming among the nation's first Black female millionaires—at eleven years old.

Directed by
Cyrus Nowrasteh
Written by
Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh, Cyrus Nowrasteh
Starring
Naya Desir-Johnson, Sonequa Martin-Green, Zachary Levi, Garret Dillahunt
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1900s20th centuryadult child friendshipbased on novel or bookbased on true storychristian faithindependent filmoilpre-teen
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