Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2020 · 1h 33m · Drama, Music · United States of America · Rated R (US)
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. WolfeWritten by
Ruben Santiago-Hudson6.6Smart score
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1920sbased on play or musicalblack lgbtblues musicchicago, illinoislesbian relationshiplgbtrecording studiosingertrumpet player
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