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The Color Purple (2023)

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The Color Purple
Drama
Musical

A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

Release Date
December 25, 2023
Director
Blitz Bazawule
Writers
Marcus Gardley , Alice Walker , Marsha Norman
Cast
Halle Bailey , Taraji P. Henson , Elizabeth Marvel , David Alan Grier , Colman Domingo , Louis Gossett Jr.

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