<P> Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion is a 2006 comedy - drama film adaptation of the stage production of the same name written by Tyler Perry and sequel to Diary of a Mad Black Woman . It was written and directed by Perry, who also played several characters, including Madea . It was released on February 24, 2006, nearly one year following its predecessor, Diary of a Mad Black Woman . The independent film was produced by Lionsgate . </P> <P> After Madea (Tyler Perry) violates the terms of her house arrest (which she was subjected to in the previous film), the judge orders her to take in a troubled foster child named Nikki (Keke Palmer) in order to avoid jail . At first, Madea and Nikki clash due to the latter's bad attitude and disrespect, stemming from her poor life up to this point, including an absent father, a mother in jail, and a slew of uncaring foster homes . However, Madea tells her that the only way to really overcome her poor life is to work to do and be better than the people who have let and put her down . Nikki takes Madea's words to heart and gradually reforms her behavior over the course of the film . </P> <P> Lisa Breaux (Rochelle Aytes), one of Madea's nieces, is engaged to Carlos Armstrong (Blair Underwood), an abusive and controlling investment banker . While she desperately wants to get out of the engagement, her mother, Victoria (Lynn Whitfield), urges her to go through with the wedding, telling Lisa to avoid doing things that make Carlos angry, because Victoria is a conniving gold digger . Vanessa (Lisa Arrindell Anderson), the other of Madea's nieces, who lives with her, has two children fathered by two different men, neither of whom is involved in their children's lives; Victoria regularly degrades Vanessa for this, even referring to her grandchildren as "bastards". Vanessa is successfully, though through some struggle, wooed by poetry - spouting bus driver Frankie Henderson (Boris Kodjoe), who is the single father of a young son, and has a passion for painting . As much as Vanessa likes Frankie, she is emotionally closed off and has a difficult time trusting him . </P> <P> Lisa eventually leaves Carlos with the intention of calling off the wedding, temporarily moving in with Madea . Carlos, eager to move forward with the wedding, dispatches Victoria to bring her back to him . Victoria confronts Carlos about the abuse, suggesting that insecurity about his masculinity is causing him to act out and that he needs counseling . Carlos counters this by suggesting that she's controlling every aspect of Lisa's life because she wants to make up for all of the shortcomings in her own . It is then revealed that Victoria, with Carlos's assistance, has stolen from Lisa's trust fund over the years, leaving virtually no money left, and is now encouraging Lisa to marry Carlos in order to keep up her livelihood . Carlos makes it clear to Victoria that he will not bail her out unless the wedding goes forward . Victoria goes to Madea's house to fetch Lisa, only to end up in a passionate argument with Vanessa, who has become aware of Carlos's abuse and is eager to protect her sister . </P>

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