Chicago, 1927. Recording session. Tensions rose between Ma Rainey, his ambitious trumpet player, and the white manager determined to control the uncontrollable “Mother of the Blues.” Based on the work of Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson.
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Author George C. Wolfe:
Ruben Santiago-Hudson (screenplay), August Wilson (based on drama written by) Stars:
Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Colman Domingo | During a nightly recording session in the 1920s, tensions and temperatures rose as a group of musicians waited for the pioneering artist, the legendary Mother of Blues, Ma Rainey (Oscar winner Viola Davis). At the end of the session, the gallant and fiery Ma had a battle of wills with her manager and white producer to control the music. As the group waits in the claustrophobic studio rehearsal room, the ambitious traitor Levee (Chadwick Boseman), who oversees Ma’s girlfriend and is determined to make her claim in the music industry, makes other musicians exploit stories that reveal the truth. which will change the course of their lives forever. Based on the work of Pulitzer Prize-winning winner August Wilson, MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM celebrates the transformative power of blues and artists who prevent public prejudice from determining their value. Directed by George C. Wolfe and adapted for screen by Ruben …