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The Color Purple

2023·141 min

The Color Purple

Directed by Blitz Bazawule

Drama

A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

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Fantasia Barrino

Celie

Taraji P. Henson

Shug Avery

Danielle Brooks

Sofia

Mister

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Steven Spielberg

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Nettie

Squeak

David Alan Grier

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Louis Gossett Jr.

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Mama

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Miss Millie

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What is The Color Purple about?

The Color Purple (2023) is about a decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

Who directed The Color Purple?

Blitz Bazawule directed The Color Purple (2023).

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