The Body Beautiful
(1991)

Released: 1991-10-03

tmdb link imdb link

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.

Vote Now!


Placeholder

Richard Gray

Sound Recordist

Actor page

Mags Scholes

Boom Operator

Actor page

Peter Collis

Director of Photography

Actor page

Ben Gibson

Executive Producer

Actor page

Kate Ogborn

Executive Producer

Actor page

Jonathon Hirst

Original Music Composer

Actor page

Anthony Quigley

Original Music Composer

Actor page

Sarah Carr

Production Manager

Actor page

Kanayo Onwurah

Assistant Director

Actor page