Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
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How did a poor little black girl from Missouri become the Queen of Paris, before joining the French Resistance and finally creating her dream family “The Rainbow Tribe”, adopting twelve children from four corners of the world? This is the fabulous story of the first black superstar, Josephine Baker.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2018-11-22
Runtime: 0 mins
Director: Ilana Navaro
Spoken language: English, Français
Genres: Documentary, Music
Original title: Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
Production Companies: Kepler22 Productions, Novak Prod, ARTE, CNC
Production Countries: Belgium, Estonia, France, Greece
Cast
Josephine Baker
Léonie Simaga
Sara Martins
Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting
Simon Njami
Margo Jefferson
Katja Amberger
Monia Douieb
Anke Solveig Jeschke
Martin Luther King Jr.
Verena Rendtorff
Colette Sodoyez
Johannes Steck
Susanne von Medvey
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