The Body Beautiful (1991)

0h 25m · 3 Oct 1991

Drama

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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.

Movie ID	87866
Genre	Drama
Director	Ngozi Onwurah
Main cast	Madge Onwurah, Rosie Rowell, Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre, Brian Bovell, Maureen Douglass, Valentine Nonyela, Louis Altinson, Linda Dobson
Release date	3 October 1991
Release year	1991
Language	English
Duration	25 min (0h 25m)
Rating	6.3 / 10 (TMDB)
Production house	BFI