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Beloved (1998)

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The past has a life of its own.

After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved". Sethe and Denver take her in and then strange things start to happen...

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Cast & Crew

Director
Jonathan Demme
  • Profile picture of Oprah Winfrey
    Sethe Oprah Winfrey
  • Profile picture of Danny Glover
    Paul D Danny Glover
  • Profile picture of Thandiwe Newton
    Beloved Thandiwe Newton
  • Profile picture of Kimberly Elise
    Denver Kimberly Elise
  • Profile picture of Beah Richards
    Baby Suggs Beah Richards
  • Profile picture of LisaGay Hamilton
    Younger Sethe LisaGay Hamilton
  • Profile picture of Albert Hall
    Stamp Paid Albert Hall
  • Profile picture of Irma P. Hall
    Ella Irma P. Hall

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  • 19th century
  • candid
  • mother daughter relationship
  • former slave
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