Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

It would be an empty world without the blues.

2020·1h 33m·★ 6.6(1,262)R

DramaMusic

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.

Awards: Won 1

Set in: Chicago

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