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Passing(2021)
Status: Released
Date: 2021-10-27
63%
329 Votes
Time: 1h 38m
Nothing is black and white.
Overview:
In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Canada,
United Kingdom,
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Picture Films
Significant Productions
Flat Five Productions
Movie: Passing
Top 10 Billed Cast
Tessa Thompson
Irene Redfield
Ruth Negga
Clare Kendry
André Holland
Brian Redfield
Alexander Skarsgård
John Bellew
Bill Camp
Hugh Wentworth
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Dave
Antoinette Crowe-Legacy
Felise
Justus Davis Graham
Ted
Video Trailer Passing
Video: Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Passing Q&A with Rebecca Hall, Devonté Hynes, and Jacob Ribicoff
Rebecca Hall on Passing | FLC Luminaries
All 3 videos
Official Trailer - Trailer
Passing Q&A with Rebecca Hall, Devonté Hynes, and Jacob Ribicoff - Featurette
Rebecca Hall on Passing | FLC Luminaries - Featurette
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