Movie Details

Director

George C. Wolfe

Writer

Screenplay: Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Based on "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" by August Wilson.

Actors

Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman, Michael Potts, Jeremy Shamos, Jonny Coyne, Taylour Paige, Dusan Brown, Joshua Harto, Quinn VanAntwerp, Antonio Fierro, Roger Petan

Runtime

1 h 34 min

Release Date

25 November 2020

Genres

Drama, Music

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.