The latest adaptation of the beloved story is an uneven affair, although Danielle Brooks delivers a star-making turn
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Cast
Fantasia Barrino (Celie)Taraji P. Henson (Shug Avery)Danielle Brooks (Sofia)Colman Domingo (Mister)Corey Hawkins (Harpo)Phylicia Pearl Mpasi (Young Celie)Halle Bailey (Young Nettie)Ciara (Nettie)H.E.R. (Squeak)David Alan Grier (Reverend Avery)Deon Cole (Alfonso)Jon Batiste (Grady)Louis Gossett Jr. (Ol' Mister)Tamela J. Mann (First Lady)Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (Mama)Elizabeth Marvel (Miss Millie)Stephen Hill (Henry 'Buster' Broadnax)Adetinpo Thomas (Mary Ellen)
Director
Blitz Bazawule
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Synopsis
A woman faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
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