For Colored Girls
“Many voices. One poem.”
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.
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Cast
33 people
Kimberly Elise
Crystal / Brown
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John Q
Janet Jackson
Jo / Red
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Loretta Devine
Juanita / Green
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Grey's Anatomy
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Thandiwe Newton
Tangie / Orange
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Westworld
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Anika Noni Rose
Yasmine / Yellow
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The Princess and the Frog
Maid
Kerry Washington
Kelly / Blue
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Django Unchained
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Tessa Thompson
Nyla / Purple
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Westworld
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Phylicia Rashād
Gilda
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Creed
Soul
Whoopi Goldberg
Alice / White
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Sister Act
Ghost
Macy Gray
Rose
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Training Day
The Paperboy
Michael Ealy
Beau Willie
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Omari Hardwick
Carl
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Power
Army of the Dead
Tyler Perry Director · Ntozake Shange Author Aaron Zigman Composer
Worldwide gross $38M · Budget $21M · United States release November 5, 2010
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Budget
$21,000,000
Worldwide gross
$38,000,000
Gross vs. budget
1.8×
Production
Tyler Perry Studios
Production
34th Street Films
Production
Lionsgate
Production · Studio
Lions Gate Films
Production
United States
Produced in
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Belgium · November 5, 2010
Physical
United States · November 5, 2010
Theatrical
Germany
January 25, 2013 · Physical
Ireland
April 4, 2011 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 5, 2010 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 21, 2013 · Theatrical
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