The Body Beautiful

1991 NR 23m 6.4

The story of a white mother who undergoes a radical mastectomy and her relationship with her black daughter who begins a modeling career.

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Main Cast

Madge Onwurah Madge Onwurah Mother
Sian Martin Sian Martin Daughter
Brian Bovell Brian Bovell Youth
Maureen Douglass Maureen Douglass Young Mother
Valentine Nonyela Valentine Nonyela Peter
Saffron Burrows Saffron Burrows Model

Creators

Ngozi Onwurah Ngozi Onwurah Director, Writer

Info about The Body Beautiful

Studio(s): BFI

Originally Released: United States on Oct 03, 1991

Genres: Short

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