
Passing
Nothing is black and white.
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Release Date
10/27/2021Runtime
98 minsGenres
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.

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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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