It would be an empty world without the blues.

Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.

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Main Cast: Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman, Michael Potts, Jeremy Shamos, Jonny Coyne, Taylour Paige, Dusan Brown, Joshua Harto

Director: George C. Wolfe

Writer: Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Editor: Andrew Mondshein

Cinematographer: Tobias A. Schliessler

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