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    Bessie 2015 POSTER

    Bessie

    2015

    English

    6.7

    ♡ 3

    91%

    68%

    Action

    Biography

    black lgbt

    blues

    Drama

    lesbian

    lgbt

    lgbtq+

    Music

    woman director

    Dee Rees Dee Rees Director Queen Latifah Queen Latifah as Bessie Smith Oliver Platt Oliver Platt as Carl Van Vechten Tika Sumpter Tika Sumpter as Lucille Khandi Alexander Khandi Alexander as Viola
    The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
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