Rain is a 2006 film directed by Craig DiBona. The screenplay was written by Andrew Neiderman, based on the novel by V. C. Andrews. It premiered at the Palm Beach International Film Festival. Plot A talented young pianist named Rain (Brooklyn Sudano) is attacked by a vicious street gang which kills her sister. The gang sets out to find Rain while she hides in the care of a woman who is her natural grandmother. Rain was put up for adoption because the father of the baby was black and the mother was from a rich white family. Her adoptive mother (Khandi Alexander) sends her back because she is in danger for having witnessed her adoptive sister's murder. Cast Brooklyn Sudano as Rain Arnold Faye Dunaway as Isabel Hudson Robert Loggia as Jake Khandi Alexander as Latitia Arnold Giancarlo Esposito as Ken Arnold Emily Ryals as Monica Katie Fountain as Colleen Lewis References External links 2006 films Films based on American novels Films set in Dallas Films shot in Dallas American independent films 2006 drama films 2006 directorial debut films 2000s American films