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The Body Beautiful (1991) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1991 · 25 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Ngozi Onwurah
- Starring
- Brian Bovell, Saffron Burrows, Richard Gray, Michael McKay, Rosie Rowell, Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre
A bold film follows a white mother who undergoes a radical mastectomy and her Black daughter launching a modeling career. It examines how body image, race and sexual identity shape their intense, loving bond. Weaving memory and fantasy, director Flora Onwurah explores strength and daughterly devotion, starring her real‑life mother Madge Onwurah.
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