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Beauty

Beauty

20180h 12m

Overview

Set in 1934, a black woman with mysterious abilities interviews to be the housekeeper to an eccentric white widow, but in order to get the job she must use her abilities in a way she didn't intend.

Directed by Joyce Sherri
Written by Joyce Sherri
Produced by Millicent Cho, Kip Pastor
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Top Cast

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Jenna Williams

Rose Booth

Ryan-James Hatanaka

Ryan-James Hatanaka

Tosen McTaggart

Laura Poe

Laura Poe

Evangeline Moore

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Aaron Lee Wright

Aurelius Moore

Themes & Keywords

magicself-inflicted injuryracismblack stories

About Beauty

Beauty is a drama, fantasy, romance film released in 2018 exploring themes of magic, self-inflicted injury, racism, black stories. Directed by Joyce Sherri, it stars Jenna Williams, Ryan-James Hatanaka, Laura Poe. Set in 1934, a black woman with mysterious abilities interviews to be the housekeeper to an eccentric white widow, but in order to get the job she must use her abilities in a way she didn't intend.

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