6.5
“You can be magnificent.”
Donna (2022)
July 15, 20221h 15mEN
7.0
1 votes
Overview
Ecstatic lipsynching in downtown bars is a far cry from Donna’s Baptist upbringing in San Jose; now in her seventies, her estranged siblings haven’t even seen her in a dress.
Director
Jay BedwaniTop Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Ffilm Cymru WalesMisfits Entertainment
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User Reviews
CinemaSerf
7.0Rather than describe the eponymous character as an activist, I think I'd sooner attribute her more as a persuader. Donna Personna is in their early seventies by now, and takes us on quite a personal - and frank - history not just of their own struggles for acceptance, but of quite an interesting parallel development of society and community over a timeframe that has altered significantly since youth. Familial relationships and attitudes are challenged. Some evolve a little, some simply entrench - and what is empowering about Donna is that there is a distinct lack of anger, rancour or bitternes…
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