Movie
For Colored Girls
Overview
A film about existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular.
Details
- Release date
- 2010-11-05
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Tyler Perry Studios, 34th Street Films, Lionsgate
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Kimberly Elise as Crystal / Brown
- Janet Jackson as Jo / Red
- Loretta Devine as Juanita / Green
- Thandiwe Newton as Tangie / Orange
- Anika Noni Rose as Yasmine / Yellow
- Kerry Washington as Kelly / Blue
- Tessa Thompson as Nyla / Purple
- Phylicia Rashād as Gilda
- Whoopi Goldberg as Alice / White
- Macy Gray as Rose
- Michael Ealy as Beau willie
- Omari Hardwick as Carl
Crew
- Tyler Perry - Director
- Tyler Perry - Screenplay
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