BELLE (BILINGUAL) [BLU-RAY]

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• Release Year: 2013
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Gugu Mbatha-Raw delivers “a breakthrough performance” (Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times) in this “gorgeous must-see film” (Cori Murray, Essence) that’s based on an extraordinary true story. Although Dido Elizabeth Belle (Mbatha-Raw), an 18th century English woman of mixed race, is raised in privilege by her aristocratic great-uncle (Tom Wilkinson) and his wife (Emily Watson), she is denied a proper social standing because of her skin color. But when Dido falls in love with a young idealist lawyer (Sam Reid) who aspires to create positive change, she finds herself caught between two worlds. With everything to lose, she struggles to convince those around her – and the society in which she lives – to overcome their biases and accept her fully. Only if she succeeds will she find true happiness in this exquisite masterpiece that also stars Miranda Richardson, Penelope Wilton and Matthew Goode.
• Cast: Matthew Goode, Lauren Julien-Box, Natasha Williams, Alan Mckenna, Penelope Wilton, Cara Jenkins, Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson, Sarah Gadon, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Miranda Richardson, James Norton, Tom Felton, Timothy Walker, Sam Reid, David Gant, Charlotte Roach, Rupert Wickham, Bethan Mary-James, Alana Ramsey, Alex Jennings, Daniel Wilde, Susan Brown, James Northcote, Andrew Woodall, Edmund C. Short, Christopher Middleton, Lasco Atkins, Tom Coulston, Tony Eccles, James Hepburn, Barrie Martin, Alfred Mather, Dina Morrone, Steve Munroe, Adam Nowell, Darren Shaw, Fabio Vollono, Amma Asante, Misan Sagay
• Director: Amma Asante
• Runtime: 1:44
• Company: DJ Films, Isle of Man Film, British Film Institute (BFI), Metrol Technology, Pinewood Pictures, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie