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Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

Nov 22, 2018 · 52m
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How did a poor little black girl from Missouri become the Queen of Paris, before joining the French Resistance and finally creating her dream family “The Rainbow Tribe”, adopting twelve children from four corners of the world? This is the fabulous story of the first black superstar, Josephine Baker.

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CAST

Josephine Baker
Self (archive footage)
Léonie Simaga
Narrator (voice)
Sara Martins
Josephine Baker (voice)
Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting
Self
Simon Njami
Self
Margo Jefferson
Self
Katja Amberger
Self (voice)
Monia Douieb
Speaker (voice)
Directed by Ilana Navaro

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Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
—
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—
Production
Kepler22 Productions, Novak Prod, ARTE, RTBF
Country
FR

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