Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Trailer

Movie"It would be an empty world without the blues."

Oct 19, 2020 - Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey (Viola Davis), her ambitious horn player (Chadwick Boseman), and the white management determined to control the legendary “Mother of the Blues.” Based on Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson's play.