The Body Beautiful

The Body Beautiful

Release date : October 3, 1991
Runtime : 23m
Countries of origin : United Kingdom /
Original Language : English /
Director : Ngozi Onwurah /
Writers : Ngozi Onwurah /
Production companies : BFI /
October 3, 1991 23m United Kingdom Drama English More
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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.
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  • title:The Body Beautiful
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1991
  • Runtime:23m
  • Genres: Drama ·
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: Ngozi Onwurah /
  • Writers: Ngozi Onwurah ·
  • Production companies: BFI ·
  • 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.
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