Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)

November 25th, 20201h 34min

Drama, Music
67%

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.


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