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 o...f 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. more

Directing:
  • Ngozi Onwurah

Writing:
  • Ngozi Onwurah

Stars:
Release Date: 1991-10-03
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  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 25

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Saffron Burrows
Saffron Burro...
Model
Sian Martin
Sian Martin
Daughter
Valentine Nonyela
Valentine Non...
Peter
Brian Bovell
Brian Bovell
Young Man
Rosie Rowell
Rosie Rowell
Narrator (voice) Daughter
Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre
Sian Ejiwunmi...
The Daughter (as Sian Martin)
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