Summaries

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.

The movie is based on Ntozake Shange's play "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf." Unlike the original play which featured only 7 women known by colors performing the collection of 20 poems, the movie has given each of the 20 characters names. Each of the poems deal with intense issues that particularly impact women in a thought-provoking commentary on what it means to be a female of color in the world.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • sex scene
  • f rated
  • african american protagonist
  • women
  • poem
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Nov 4, 2010
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Official site
Language English
Filming locations Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Production companies Lionsgate 34th Street Films Tyler Perry Studios

Box office

Budget $21000000
Gross US & Canada $37729698
Opening weekend US & Canada $19497324
Gross worldwide $37981984

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 14m
Color Color
Sound mix DTS Dolby Digital SDDS
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

Anika Noni Rose...Yasmine / Yellow

Michael Cory Davis...Man #1

Andrea Jones-Sojola...Soprano #2

Haji Abdullah...Graduation Audience Member

Latika Sye...Opera Patron

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