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Poster for the film The Body BeautifulPoster for the film The Body Beautiful

The Body Beautiful

1991

This bold, stunning exploration of a white mother who undergoes a radical mastectomy and her Black daughter who embarks on a modeling career reveals the profound effects of body image and the strain of racial and sexual identity on their charged, intensely loving bond. At the heart of Onwurah’s brave excursion into her mother’s scorned sexuality is a provocative interweaving of memory and fantasy. The filmmaker plumbs the depths of maternal strength and daughterly devotion in an unforgettable tribute starring her real-life mother, Madge Onwurah.

Cast & Crew

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Madge Onwurah

as Narrator (voice) Mother/Herself

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Rosie Rowell

as Narrator (voice) Daughter

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Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre

as The Daughter (as Sian Martin)

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Brian Bovell

as Young Man

MDMD
Maureen Douglass

as Young Mother

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Valentine Nonyela

as Peter

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Basic Information
Status
Released
Release Date
10/3/1991
Runtime
0 hours, 25 minutes
Original Language
EN
Financial
Budget
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Revenue
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Profit/Loss
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ROI: N/A
Genres
Drama
Production Countries
United Kingdom (GB)
Spoken Languages
English (en)
Production Companies
BFI
BFI