Movie: Make It Soul

Top 4 Billed Cast

Lee Fields
Lee Fields

James Brown

China Moses
China Moses

Gertrude Sanders

Avant Strangel
Avant Strangel

Solomon Burke

Akil Wingate
Akil Wingate

Danny Ray

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    Chicago, winter 1965. The Regal Theater hosts James Brown and Solomon Burke, two monuments of Soul music. Backstage, everyone's under pressure. But in 1960s America, both men know their music has unexpected powers.

  • Release Date

    2018-06-15

  • Average

    6.8

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
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    English
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