Passing

Passing

Nothing is black and white.

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Release Date

10/27/2021

Runtime

98 mins

Genres

Overview

In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

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A carefully composed meditation on identity and belonging that uses the reunion of two childhood friends to explore the psychological costs of denying one's racial self. The film unfolds with restrained emotional intensity, building dread beneath its elegant surface.

Mood

MelancholicTenseWistful

Themes

IdentityRaceFriendshipBetrayal

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

Black and whiteFormalistPainterly

Structure

Two-hander

Heads up

Racial violence

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