Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)

It would be an empty world without the blues.

Movie · Drama, Music · 1h 33m · Rated 6.6/10 on TMDB · Released November 25, 2020

Overview

Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.

Directed by George C. Wolfe

Cast

• Viola Davis as Ma Rainey
• Chadwick Boseman as Levee
• Colman Domingo as Cutler
• Glynn Turman as Toledo
• Michael Potts as Slow Drag
• Jeremy Shamos as Irvin
• Jonny Coyne as Sturdyvant
• Taylour Paige as Dussie Mae
• Dusan Brown as Sylvester
• Joshua Harto as Policeman
• Quinn VanAntwerp as Band Singer
• Chloe Davis as Ma Rainey's Dancer

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