
The Namesake(2006)
The American-born son of Indian immigrants strives to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.


“Nothing is black and white.”
In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.

Tessa Thompson
Irene Redfield

Ruth Negga
Clare Kendry

André Holland
Brian Redfield

Alexander Skarsgård
John Bellew

Bill Camp
Hugh Wentworth

Gbenga Akinnagbe
Dave

Antoinette Crowe-Legacy
Felise

Justus Davis Graham
Ted
Ethan Barrett
Junior
Ashley Ware Jenkins
Zulena
Passing is a drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of new york city, jealousy, based on novel or book, interracial relationship, racism, black and white. Directed by Rebecca Hall, it stars Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland. In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.
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