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Nina (2016)
5.40 Rating
90 min
The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone, including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager Clifton Henderson.
The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone, including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager Clifton Henderson.
Lisa Simone Kelly, Nina Simone's daughter, disavowed the project on grounds it was a dishonest look at her mother's life, particularly in the storyline involving a turbulent romantic relationship between Nina and Clifton Henderson (in real life, Henderson was gay and was Nina's confidant but never her lover). As a result, Simone's family was not consulted during the film's production. While the family said publicly they didn't have any personal issues with Saldana, they didn't agree with her casting because Nina Simone had much darker skin than Saldana and they felt the choice was an attempt to erase what Nina Simone herself called "essential blackness" from the movie.
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Drama, Music, Biography
Release: 2016
Genre: Drama, Music, Biography
Release: 2016
Director: Cynthia Mort
Production: Ealing Studios, Ealing Studios Entertainment
Cast: Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone, David Oyelowo as Clifton Henderson, Mike Epps as Richard Pryor, Ella Thomas as Lorraine Hansberry, Ronald Guttman as Henri Edwards, Ella Joyce, Keith David, Mary Pat Gleason, Siena Goines, Kit Leonard Dennis, Yasmine Golchan
Production: Ealing Studios, Ealing Studios Entertainment
Cast: Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone, David Oyelowo as Clifton Henderson, Mike Epps as Richard Pryor, Ella Thomas as Lorraine Hansberry, Ronald Guttman as Henri Edwards, Ella Joyce, Keith David, Mary Pat Gleason, Siena Goines, Kit Leonard Dennis, Yasmine Golchan