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The Body Beautiful (1991) | Slate

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Rated 6.3 on TMDB

The Body Beautiful

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.

Released: 1991
Runtime: 25m
Genres: Drama
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English

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Ngozi OnwurahDirector, Writer

Kanayo OnwurahAssistant Director

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Madge OnwurahNarrator (voice) Mother/Herself
Rosie RowellNarrator (voice) Daughter
Sian Ejiwunmi-Le BerreThe Daughter (as Sian Martin)

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Brian BovellYoung Man
Maureen DouglassYoung Mother
Valentine NonyelaPeter
Louis Altinson
Linda Dobson

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