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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)

R · 2020-11-25 · 1h 34m · EN
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It would be an empty world without the blues.

Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.

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George C. WolfeDirector

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Viola DavisViola DavisMa RaineyChadwick BosemanChadwick BosemanLevee GreenGlynn TurmanGlynn TurmanToledoColman DomingoColman DomingoCutlerMichael PottsMichael PottsSlow DragJonny CoyneJonny CoyneSturdyvantTaylour PaigeTaylour PaigeDussie MaeJeremy ShamosJeremy ShamosIrvinDusan BrownDusan BrownSylvesterJoshua HartoJoshua HartoPolicemanQuinn VanAntwerpQuinn VanAntwerpBand SingerAntonio FierroAntonio FierroLaborer (uncredited)

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Lesbian relationshipLgbtSinger1920sChicago, illinoisBased on play or musicalBlack lgbtBandRecording studioBlues musicAfrican american musicTrumpet player

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Genre affinityDrama · MusicTheme affinityLesbian Relationship · Lgbt · SingerDialogue densityDramaDirector preference99613Actor preference51499 · 27459 · 105157Country preferenceUs

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Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.

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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom has a runtime of 94 minutes.

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