Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

2018
7.9

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Overview

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

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Kepler22 Productions Novak Prod ARTE CNC
Production Countries
Belgium Estonia France Greece
Spoken Languages
English French

Quick Facts

Original Title Joséphine Baker, première icône noire
Release Date November 22, 2018
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt9406402

Cast

Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker

Self (archive footage)

Léonie Simaga
Léonie Simaga

Narrator (voice)

Sara Martins
Sara Martins

Josephine Baker (voice)

Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting
Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting

Self

Simon Njami
Simon Njami

Self

Margo Jefferson
Margo Jefferson

Self

Katja Amberger
Katja Amberger

Self (voice)

Monia Douieb
Monia Douieb

Speaker (voice)

Anke Solveig Jeschke
Anke Solveig Jeschke

Self (voice)

Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Verena Rendtorff
Verena Rendtorff

Self (voice)

Colette Sodoyez
Colette Sodoyez

Speaker (voice)

Key Crew

Ilana Navaro
Director
Juliette Cazanave
Producer