Movie
The Body Beautiful
5.9/10
1991
0h 25m
en
Drama
Overview
This bold, stunning exploration of a white mother who undergoes a radical mastectomy and her Black daughter who embarks on a modeling career reveals the profound effects of body image and the strain of racial and sexual identity on their charged, intensely loving bond. At the heart of Onwurah’s brave excursion into her mother’s scorned sexuality is a provocative interweaving of memory and fantasy. The filmmaker plumbs the depths of maternal strength and daughterly devotion in an unforgettable tribute starring her real-life mother, Madge Onwurah.
Director
Ngozi Onwurah
Writers
Ngozi Onwurah
Movie Information
Release Date
October 3, 1991
Runtime
0h 25m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
15
Production
