RESPECT. Aretha Franklin chose Jennifer Hudson to play her in a dramatic feature based on her life, and Hudson repays that act of faith by honoring the late singer’s towering legacy in Respect. A powerful account of self-actualization spanning 20 formative years, Liesl Tommy’s biopic is also an intimate gift of love, rich in complexity, spirituality, Black pride and feminist grit rooted not in didactic speeches but in an authentic experience. Starring Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Skye Dakota Turner, Marc Maron. Directed by Liesl Tommy.
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