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The true story of Sarah Rector, an African American girl from early 1900s Oklahoma who became one of the nation's first black female millionaires at just 11 years old, is hitting the big screen this November.

Set in Oklahoma Indian Territory, "Sarah's Oil" follows Rector, a young girl who suspected there was oil beneath the barren land she was allotted. When her hunch proved correct, she faced a new challenge — protecting her fortune from speculators, con artists and power brokers eager to exploit her youth and inexperience.

The film is from Amazon MGM Studios and Wonder Project. It stars Naya Desir-Johnson as Sarah in her first lead role, supported by an ensemble that includes Zachary Levi, Sonequa Martin-Green, Garret Dillahunt, Mel Rodriguez, Kenric Green, Bridget Regan, A

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