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The Body Beautiful

This brave, breathtaking look at a white mother's decision to have a severe mastectomy and her Black daughter's decision to pursue a modeling career illustrates the significant impact on their combustible, highly loving relationship of body image and the strain of racial and sexual identity. Her mother's despised sexuality was the source of Onwurah's bold journey into her own sexuality. Madge Onwurah, Madge Onwurah's real-life daughter, stars in a heartfelt tribute to the courage and dedication of mother and daughter.

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Cast:

Valentine Nonyela, Sian Martin, Saffron Burrows, Brian Bovell, Maureen Douglass

Production:

British Film Institute (BFI)

Country:

United Kingdom

Duration:

23 m