A complex web of relationships unfolds in this drama set in the rural South of the early 20th century, where a reclusive eccentric, Miss Amelia, takes in her half-sister's son and considers opening a café, only to have her past come back to haunt her in the form of a former husband, Marvin Macy, who seeks revenge.
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
A complex web of relationships unfolds in the rural South of the early 20th century, as Miss Amelia, a charismatic and unconventional figure, navigates her connections with a troubled young man, Lymon, who has been taken in by her.