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Directed, adapted to screen and co-produced by British actress-turned-filmmaker Rebecca Hall - marking her impressive directorial debut - this BAFTA-nominated drama features a remarkable ensemble cast. Shot in striking monochrome, the smart and sensitive adaptation handles its complicated themes in a way that’s both delicate and absorbing. Co-produced by UK-based company Film4.

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In 1920s New York City, two high school friends - Irene (Tessa Thompson) and Clare (Ruth Negga) - unexpectedly run into each other. Both light-skinned women of colour, Irene is shocked to discover that Clare is now passing for white.