Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

ReleaseDecember 18, 2020
RatingR
Duration94 Minutes
Directors George C. Wolfe
WritersRuben Santiago-Hudson (screenplay by), August Wilson (based on the play by)
StarringViola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Coleman Domingo
Tensions and temperatures rise at a Chicago music studio in 1927 when fiery, fearless blues singer Ma Rainey joins her band for a recording session.

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